John Cade Adult Acute Psychiatry Unit, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, provides specialised mental health care to consumers in a dynamic environment that strives to, at all times, maintain a focus on recovery and patient centred care. Our unit has a strong commitment to innovative practice around trauma informed care and reduction in restrictive interventions.

 Experienced mental health nurses looking for a new challenge

• Nurses looking to make a positive start to your career
• Nurses who are passionate about mental health

John Cade Unit Adult Acute Psychiatry Unit offers post registration experience as well as the clinical, further educational and on-going training support to enable the Registered Nurse (RPN / RN) to further develop their clinical skills for work in an acute mental health in-patient unit.

Your success in this role, will be in your ability to

• Deliver holistic, recovery focussed care to consumers, carers, and families providing evidenced based practise in a trauma informed, least restrictive way.
• Collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team, including clinical handover, advocacy for consumers, attending ward round as a nursing representative, and driving high standards of care.
• Completion of admissions and discharges as per ward processes.

• Carry out other duties as directed in accordance with industrial classification standards
• Practice in senior nursing roles on the unit as required.

• Commitment to embedding Safewards model of care into everyday practice.

Your Contribution

• Motivated to contribute to the quality functioning of a busy acute inpatient ward, providing innovative practise that achieve positive outcome for consumer experiencing acute mental health concerns.
• Bring with you a commitment to learn from others and seek to continuously improve your practise

Our Commitment to you

Here at The RMH we strive for excellence with a strong purpose that defines the work we do for our community – Advancing health for everyone, every day. This is the Melbourne Way.   

We believe our success comes from our people. We’re committed to the RMH being a great place to work and a great place to receive care. We have made a long-term commitment to strengthen our organisational culture through leadership, education and empowering our staff to Speak Up for themselves and each other.

This is a role where your passion and expertise can come together to create a truly defining career opportunity. It is a unique opportunity to help us transform the future of the RMH and ultimately ensure we continue to deliver world class healthcare. 

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.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are highly encouraged to apply”

“Experience in working with ACCHO and Aboriginal Communities and Families”