Registered Psychiatric Nurse GR2
Orygen Youth Health
- Orygen Youth Health Speciality Program
- Full Time Ongoing opportunity
- Based at our Footscray campus
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
As one of the largest health services in Victoria, and a team of more than 10,000 strong, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services; as well as rehabilitation, aged care, outpatient and community programs. We are a designated state-wide provider for services including trauma, and we lead centres of excellence for tertiary services in several key specialties including neurosciences, nephrology, oncology, cardiology and virtual health.
Surrounded by a Parkville Precinct of brilliant thinkers, we collaborate to set new benchmarks in health excellence – benchmarks that impact across the globe. While the work we do takes us in inspiring new directions; caring for each other, our patients and consumers is as essential to who we are, as any scientific breakthrough we make. We put people first - leading with kindness and working together, we excel as one Royal Melbourne Hospital.
We are looking for a Registered Psychiatric Nurse interested in working with young people experiencing first presentation mental illness. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to pursue a pathway into mental health nursing!
Your new team
- Orygen Youth Health Speciality Program (OSP) Inpatient Unit is an Acute Mental Health Inpatient service for young people.
- The inpatient unit includes a 16 bed low dependency area and a further 6 beds for targeted specialised service delivery for youth with complex mental and psychosocial needs.
- The inpatient unit is in Footscray and provides a service for Young people based in the North Western region of Melbourne
- The team is multi-disciplinary and works from a person centred recovery focus
Your Contribution
- Provide specialised nursing care to young people experiencing first episode mental illness
- Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to achieve the desired treatment outcomes
- Collaborate with our lived experience workforce in your client interactions, planning and service delivery
- Works across a roster 24 hours 7 days a week
- Current registration with AHPRA
- Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health or above
- You will bring your own expertise to our team, sharing your knowledge and experience to the program
- Experience or an interest in working in Youth Mental health
Being an advocate for young people within an acute mental health service
Our commitment to you:
- Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
- We have a commitment to training, education and CPD activities are fully supported.
- You will enjoy excellent work-life balance. We want you to stay long term!
- Work alongside highly trained staff whilst providing compassionate and supportive care for all members of the community.
The RMH is 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.