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.

ECT Recovery Nurse
The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Mental Health Services

• Ongoing Part Time opportunity – Parkville location
• Deliver exceptional care in a specialised ECT recovery setting
• Support coordination and quality improvement within the ECT suite

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

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services (RMH MHS) provides compassionate, recovery-focused care across inpatient and community settings – 24 hours, 7 days a week. We’re committed to inclusive, person-centred care guided by our values of putting people first, leading with kindness, and achieving excellence together.

About the role:

As the ECT Recovery Nurse, you’ll provide safe, high-quality care to people receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). You’ll support patients through all stages of their treatment, assist the ECT Coordinator with daily operations, and contribute to data and quality activities. When ECT is not scheduled, you’ll provide clinical support to the Neuropsychiatry and Eating Disorders Unit.

About you:

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration and 5+ years post-graduate experience•
• Experience in ECT and/or recovery settings
• Excellent communication, clinical, and organisational skills
• Understanding of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act and ECT guidelines

Desirable:

• Experience in ECT coordination, audits, or quality improvement
• Postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing
• Advanced Life Support trained

Benefits of working at RMH MHS:

• 5 weeks annual leave + monthly ADOs (full-time)
• Fitness Passport access and wellbeing initiatives
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Salary packaging – earn up to $12,000 tax-free!

Join our expert ECT team and make a real difference in recovery-focused mental health care!

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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.