Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $75,000 - $103,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 13300
About the Role:
This is a Permanent Full Time position at 80 hours per fortnight within the Banksia Adolescent Mental Health Ward. You will be responsible for providing comprehensive, safe, evidence-based practice across a range of contexts, to facilitate optimal health outcomes; performing self-assessment of scope of practice and competence related to assigned responsibilities as discussed with the care delivery team; retaining responsibility for individual actions and accountability for care provided.
Classification for this position for an Enrolled Nurse will range from PSEN Level 2 Year 2 - Level 2 Year 4, PE21-YD22
Classification for this position for a Registered Mental Health Nurse will range from Grade 2 Year 2 - Grade 2 Year 8
What you’ll achieve:
Your skills and experience:
Position Descriptions:
About the Department
The RCH Banksia Adolescent Mental Health Ward is a service that provides wellbeing and mental health supports for young people aged 13 -18 years, experiencing serious mental health and wellbeing concerns. RCH provides a range of hospital inpatient, specialist, consultation and community mental health services for infants, children and young people. Our interdisciplinary team of health professionals have extensive child, youth and family expertise.
What we offer:
Other requirements:
Application process
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. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
For more information about this position please contact Adam Blake, Nurse Unit Manager - Banksia Ward Ph: 0481 437 737
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 25 June 2025