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.

Area Senior Nurse Consultant
Mental Health Services
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Full-time fixed-term position, 80 hours per fortnight including ADO
• Develop your skills and contribute to Nursing leadership across mental health services
• Based across multiple Mental Health Services locations

About The Royal Melbourne Hospital:

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) part of the Parkville Precinct and is one of Australia's leading public hospitals, providing a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services, as well as rehabilitation, aged care, specialist clinics and community programs.

The Mental Health Division within RMH is a new division following disaggregation of the Northwest Mental Health Service (NWMHS).  Our multi-disciplinary workforce of skilled and dynamic clinicians, consumers and carers, provide a recovery-oriented approach to care. RMH are seeking to appoint to the temporary role Area Senior Nurse Consultant. Working within the Nursing team, you will provide discipline specific nursing leadership for the mental health division, working in collaboration with the CNE’s and the senior MHN’s.

Benefits of working at RMH:

• Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO’s for full time employees
• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities

About the role:

• Provide discipline specific nursing leadership for the RMH
• Advise the General Manager/Director of Clinical Services on clinical nursing and workforce planning issues
• Ensures the effective delivery of quality clinical services

About you:
Formal Qualifications

• Registered nurse under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (2009) with AHPRA
• Bachelor Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent, or, Bachelor Degree in Nursing plus a Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Essential

• Extensive senior mental health nurse experience (at least five years) in a range of settings
• Highly developed knowledge and understanding of nursing research, service and practice development methodology
• Capacity to support and build a positive culture in the nursing workforce and to develop the senior nurse workforce as a leadership group

Desirable

• Masters Qualification in Mental Health Nursing or Research Experience

To view the full Position Description, please click here.

Please note, recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and Working With Children Check. All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.