The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Multiple Full Time and Part Time permanent positions available!
• Develop your clinical skills in an acute mental health inpatient unit.
• Collaborate with a supportive multidisciplinary team.

About The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services (RMH MHS):

RMH MHS provides high-quality, person-centred care across a range of inpatient and community mental health programs. Our teams are committed to delivering safe, evidence-based services that support recovery and wellbeing.

We are seeking Enrolled Psychiatric Nurses to join the John Cade Unit—a 41-bed adult acute inpatient unit, including 16 intensive care area beds, providing specialist support to people experiencing mental health crises. Named in honour of Dr John Cade, whose pioneering work in lithium therapy transformed modern psychiatry, the unit continues this legacy of innovation and compassionate care.

Your new role:

Working alongside a supportive and passionate team, you will:

• Undertake assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver evidence-based treatment and interventions to support adults with complex mental health needs, as well as their families and carers.
• Provide high-quality nursing care to consumers across a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week roster.
• Work across AM, PM, night and weekend shifts.

About you:

To be successful, you will have:

• A Diploma of Nursing (or equivalent), including a board-approved qualification in the administration of medicines.
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Well-developed assessment, clinical reasoning, problem-solving and prioritisation skills.
• Experience providing recovery-focused interventions and psychosocial, recovery-oriented rehabilitation to people with psychiatric disorders and complex nee

Why work with us?

• Access clinical education, ongoing training and development to support Enrolled Nurses in building strong skills for work in an acute mental health inpatient unit.
• Enjoy up to $12,000 tax-free through salary packaging, plus a monthly paid day off for full-time staff.
• Benefit from discounted health and wellness facility access with Fitness Passport.
• Be part of a service that lives by our values: People First, Lead with Kindness, and Excellence Together.

Click here to view the full position description

Interested? Don’t delay! We will be interviewing suitable candidates as applications are received, so we encourage you to apply early as the advertisement may close ahead of schedule.

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.