Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Occupation not specified
Location: Barwon South West - Greater Geelong
Reference: 8184
About the role
This role is located at The McKellar Mental Health & Wellbeing Centre (MH&WBC), a modern, purpose-built acute inpatient mental health facility located within Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre precinct. The service provides high-quality, recovery-oriented care for adults experiencing acute mental health challenges, with a strong focus on safety, engagement, and collaborative treatment planning. Our multidisciplinary team works closely with consumers, families, carers, and community supports to promote stabilisation, wellbeing, and transition back to the community.
Your primary responsibility is to provide high quality, best practice direct delivery of psychiatric treatment and care to consumers (50+) as part of a multidisciplinary team which operates within a holistic recovery-based model.
As a Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse, you will work under the supervision of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and NUM to deliver safe, high-quality mental health care.
Key Responsibilities
What We Are Looking For
You are a motivated and compassionate Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse with a genuine interest in mental health and recovery-focused care. You value working as part of a multidisciplinary team and are committed to delivering safe, respectful, and person-centred care.
You bring strong communication skills, a willingness to grow your clinical capability, and an understanding of working within a structured mental health setting. You will hold AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse with medication endorsement.
Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.
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Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.
Child Safety
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Additional information
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To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Please note: We do not accept resumes via email.
Barwon Health does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Candidates must apply directly through the official recruitment portal.