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First Nations Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program
The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services

• Part Time, 2-year Fixed Term Opportunity
• Dedicated Graduate Program for First Nations People
• Start your Mental Health Nursing Career with RMH!

About RMH & The Team

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Victoria’s leading public healthcare providers, delivering specialist medical, surgical, mental health and community services across Melbourne and beyond. We live by our values; People First, Lead with Kindness & Excellence Together.

RMH Mental Health Services provides recovery-focused inpatient and community care for adults and older adults experiencing serious mental illness. Our multidisciplinary teams deliver compassionate, trauma-informed and evidence-based care that places consumers, carers and families at the centre of treatment and recovery.

About the Program

Join a two-year structures graduate program designed to support and empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses to grow their careers in mental health nursing within a culturally safe, inclusive and supportive environment.

The First Nations Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program combines the well-established RMH Graduate Mental Health Nurse Program with a dedicated RMH-wide First Nations graduate pathway focused on connection to culture, community and professional development.

This two-year graduate program provides:

• Structured clinical and academic learning opportunities
• Dedicated graduate support and mentoring
• Mental health nursing study days and clinical rotations
• Support to complete a Post Graduate Diploma or Masters in Mental Health Nursing in Year 2
• Opportunities to connect with culture, community and First Nations staff networks

Graduates will also have access to:

• Cultural supervision and cultural debriefing
• Attendance at cultural events and days of recognition
• Opportunities to engage with the First Nations Governance Committee
• Support from the First Nations Health Unit and identified First Nations staff throughout recruitment and employment

About You

You are:

• An Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Registered Nurse graduate
• Passionate about mental health and recovery-focused care
• Committed to culturally safe, person-centred practice
• Eager to learn and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

Why Join RMH?

• You will join one of Victoria’s leading public mental health services and be supported to build a rewarding and meaningful career while staying connected to culture and community
• Generous leave including 5 weeks annual and 17.5% leave loading
• Up to $12,000 tax free earnings with salary packaging
• Discounted gym access with Fitness Passport
• Access to experienced educators, coordinators and clinical leaders to support your professional development in assessment, clinical reasoning, therapeutic engagement and recovery-oriented care.

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Interested? Do not delay! If you are a recent nursing graduate who identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander interested in working at The Royal Melbourne Hospital we would love to hear from you!

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.