Work Type: Part-time
Salary: $81,000 - $119,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 7174
About the Role:
Are you a passionate healthcare professional who has Mental Health qualification and experience, looking for a meaningful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of mental health consumers?
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Services team are committed to supporting staff wellbeing in a dynamic, busy environment and support professional development through learning opportunities and partnerships with external training providers.
The following selection criteria apply to all advertised vacancies listed below. Please also refer to the essential/desirable criteria outlined beneath each position description.
Key Responsibilities:
About You:
We have opportunities available across:
Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Western Health Pool (Inpatient)
As a Pool Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), you will provide flexible clinical support by covering daily staffing vacancies across five inpatient mental health units at our Footscray and Sunshine campuses.
These units include the Adult Acute Inpatient Units (Units 2 and 3), Women’s Only Inpatient Unit (Unit 4A), Older Adult Inpatient Unit, and the Aged Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit.
Working in Mental Health Pool offers the security of permanent employment while providing valuable exposure and experience across a diverse range of mental health clinical settings.
As a Pool RPN at Western Health, you will also be engaged to participate in short-term secondments through our Westwards Program, which supports partner health services across Victoria.
Through Westwards, you will gain experience in diverse healthcare settings, strengthen your clinical capabilities and develop transferable skills, while contributing to the delivery of mental health services across metropolitan, rural, regional and coastal Victoria.
About You:
Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Western Health Bank
Join the Western Health Bank Nursing Team and enjoy the flexibility of casual nursing while building your clinical skills across our five mental health inpatient wards.
As a Registered Psychiatric Bank Nurse, you choose when and where you work, with a minimum commitment of just one shift every two weeks.
Managed by our Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Unit, shift opportunities are offered via SMS or phone to suit organisational needs.
About You:
Click here for the Position Description.
About Western Health
Western Health is the leading healthcare provider in Melbourne’s West - one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most culturally and socioeconomically diverse regions.
More than 13,000 employees help deliver a comprehensive range of services across our hospitals, community, correctional, and home-based settings. These services include acute tertiary care, emergency and intensive care, medical and surgical specialties, mental health and wellbeing, subacute care, ambulatory care, primary care, home-based services, and residential aged care.
We are committed to driving innovation, and sustainability that improves health outcomes for our community. With specialties spanning oncology, renal care, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic disease management, geriatrics, and cardiology, Western Health is recognised for its expertise in managing complex and chronic conditions through integrated, patient-centred care.
We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where you can make a meaningful impact. We support our staff to keep learning and growing through a diverse range of education programs, partnerships with universities in medical research and professional development opportunities.
Why join us?
Compensation and Benefits
Learning and Development
Community Impact and Inclusion
Organisational Culture and Environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of mental health consumers and seeking an opportunity to contribute to positive outcomes, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 16 November 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact the Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Unit’s Recruitment Team via [email protected].
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with lived experience that strengthens their ability to do this work.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.