At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide compassionate care and support to patients in mental health inpatient units.
- Company: Join the Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital team, dedicated to improving mental health services.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, career development, and work-life balance perks.
- Other info: Be part of a brand new mental health unit opening in 2026.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient lives while growing your nursing career.
- Qualifications: Must have current AHPRA registration and a passion for mental health care.
The predicted salary is between 75012 - 81508 $ per year.
Step into a role where your compassion and dedication can truly shine. Join us as an Enrolled Nurse and make a real difference in patient care every day.
$75,011.91 - $81,508.14 per annum + 12% super & salary packaging | Permanent Full Time/Part Time vacancies | Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital (SMH) | REQ699369 | Applications close: 22 November 2026
Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis, and interviews will be conducted at regular intervals throughout the advertising period. Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.
As an Enrolled Nurse, you'll be instrumental in providing compassionate and professional care to our patients. You’ll act as an advocate for those in your care, delivering high-quality nursing services that align with our policies and standards. Working under the guidance of Registered Nurses, you'll take responsibility for your actions while supporting and learning from experienced colleagues. Your role also involves actively participating in professional development and contributing to our Quality Improvement programs. If you’re dedicated to making a positive impact we’d love to have you as part of our team!
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the team at our brand new, purpose-built, acute mental health inpatient units at the Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital. The units will open soon in 2026.
A little about us. The Mental Health Inpatient Unit at Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital will comprise a 32-bed unit, that will include 4 Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre beds, 16 Acute Mental Health beds and 12 Mental Health Rehabilitation beds, delivering specialist inpatient assessment, treatment, stabilisation and recovery-focused care for adults across the Shoalhaven. This purpose-built Mental Health unit has been designed to support both voluntary and involuntary consumers, providing a modern therapeutic environment that promotes recovery, safety, dignity and family-inclusive practice.
Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital is the main referral hospital for the Shoalhaven region, providing emergency care, medical, surgical, mental health and orthopaedic services. The hospital is currently undergoing a significant $440M redevelopment that will redefine how healthcare is delivered within the Region. Once complete in 2026, the new seven-storey Acute Services Building and refurbishments on the current hospital site will bring a focus on career development, allowing you to grow your career, acquire new skills and advance professionally as the hospital continues to develop.
There are many benefits of living and working in the Shoalhaven. The region is home to some of Australia’s most beautiful beaches, waterways and National Parks - with Jervis Bay and Kangaroo Valley only a short, 20-minute drive away – and is also host to many annual food and arts festivals and events.
Benefits of working with ISLHD:
- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities
- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Current AHPRA Registration
- Valid NSW Drivers Licence
ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
ISLHD acknowledges that our health district is located on the unceded lands of the Aboriginal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the NSW South Coast.
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