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

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Clinical Nurse Consultant – Mental Health Services

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Ongoing Full Time or Part Time opportunity
• Provide clinical leadership within Adult Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services
• Join a values-led team focused on recovery-oriented and evidence-based care

About RMH Mental Health Services

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services provides specialist recovery-focused care for adults and older adults experiencing serious mental illness. Our multidisciplinary teams deliver high quality inpatient and community-based services that are trauma informed, evidence based and person centred.

As a leading mental health service, RMH plays a key role in sector reform through partnerships with the Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the State-wide Trauma Service.

About the Role

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is a senior nursing leadership role within the Adult Acute Inpatient Unit. Working closely with the Program Manager and multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert clinical consultancy, lead practice improvement initiatives and support safe, recovery-oriented care for consumers with complex mental health needs.

You will also mentor nursing staff, support workforce development and help implement contemporary clinical frameworks and service improvement initiatives across the inpatient service

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership and consultancy within the inpatient unit
• Support the implementation of Safewards, Mental Health Intensive Care Frameworks and reducing restrictive interventions initiatives
• Mentor, coach and support nursing staff and recent recruits
• Contribute to research, service improvement and clinical practice development activities
• Support high quality consumer-centred care planning and recovery-focused practice
• Monitor and evaluate key performance indicators to guide local improvement initiatives
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and key stakeholders

About You

You are an experienced and compassionate mental health nurse with strong clinical leadership capability and a commitment to recovery-oriented care.

You bring:

• Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• Postgraduate qualifications in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent)
• Minimum 6 + years post graduate experience in mental health nursing
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex and high acuity consumers within inpatient settings
• Strong mentoring, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills
• Knowledge of contemporary mental health nursing frameworks and evidence-based practice
• Commitment to the RMH values of People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence Together

Benefit of working with RMH

• Join a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team
• Career progression and professional development opportunities
• Access to specialised mental health reform and research initiatives
• 5 weeks annual leave, monthly ADOs for full time staff, 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging!
• Discounted Gym & Fitness Centre access with Fitness Passport
• Enjoy a central Melbourne location and a strong values-driven culture

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Please note we will be arranging interviews as soon as suitable candidates apply and the advertisement may close early.

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.