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.

Registered Psychiatric Nurse – Grade 2

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH)

• Expression of interest for Australian Based Registered Psychiatric Nurses!
• Be part of one of Australia’s leading Mental health Services!
• Based at our Adult Acute Psychiatirc Ward - John Cade

ABOUT RMH & THE TEAM 

RMH Mental Health Services delivers person-centred, recovery-focused care across community and hospital settings, supporting adults and older adults experiencing, or at risk of, serious mental illness.

Our services are grounded in trauma-informed practice and delivered by a highly skilled multidisciplinary workforce, including Lived & Living Experience experts. As leaders of the Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Statewide Trauma Service, RMH is at the forefront of mental health reform, education and research.

We are inviting Grade 2 Registered Psychiatric Nurses to submit an Expression of Interest to join our Adult Acute Psychiatric Ward - John Cade based at our city campus. Whether you are looking for your next challenge, greater career development, or the opportunity to work within a values-driven, progressive service, we would love to hear from you!

YOUR ROLE, YOUR IMPACT

As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse at RMH, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality mental health care that makes a real difference every day.

In this role, you will:

• Work collaboratively and culturally safely with consumers from diverse backgrounds
• Build respectful, therapeutic relationships with consumers, families, carers and supporters
• Deliver trauma-informed, recovery-oriented and strengths-based care
• Contribute meaningfully within a multidisciplinary team
• Utilise digital systems and technology to support safe, effective clinical practice

This is an opportunity to grow your clinical expertise while being supported by strong leadership, education pathways and a team that genuinely values your contribution.

ABOUT YOU

You are a motivated and compassionate mental health clinician who is committed to delivering high-quality care.

You will bring:

• Qualification as a Registered Nurse with minimum two years’ experience and a Postgraduate Degree in Mental Health Nursing
• Experience working collaboratively in an inpatient mental health setting
• Current AHPRA registration
• Strong clinical assessment, risk management and therapeutic skills
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills

To view the full position description, please click here.

WHY WORK WITH US - RMH BENEFITS

• Increase your take-home pay with salary packaging options, meal entertainment benefits, and other tax savings earn up to $12,000 tax saving

• Access professional development and career progression opportunities through training, induction, and continuing professional development.

• Generous leave entitlements and an extra day off per month for full time staff!

• Use of gyms and fitness centres across Australia at a subsidised rate through our Fitness Passport program

If you want to find out more about us, check out the video links below!

Work with the RMH | Mental Health Nursing

Nursing & The RMH | Mental Health Services

If you are an international candidate interested in relocating to Melbourne, please apply via our International Expression of Interest page by clicking here.

#LI-DNI 

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.