Registered Nurse - Mental Health Recovery Unit
Registered Nurse - Mental Health Recovery Unit - Wagga Wagga
Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) are looking for motivated, enthusiastic and passionate Registered Nurses who are ready for a new adventure.
The Mental Health units recognise consumers with mental health issues as experts in their own journey, and strives to provide an optimistic and positive approach to care with a focus on collaborative decision making and care planning
Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.
Our benefits:
Financial:
12% superannuation
Salary packaging and novated leasing
Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)
Relocation Assistance considerations
Work-Life Balance:
Paid maternity/ parental leave (for more information)
Generous leave options like long service and carers leave
Health & Wellbeing:
Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance
Employment type: Permanent Part Time
Position classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $79,368.82 - $111,427.34 per annum, pro rata (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours: 16
Requisition ID: REQ675669
Vaccination Category: A
Location: Wagga Wagga
What you’ll be doing:
The role of the Registered Nurse within the Mental Health units include, providing high quality evidence based physical and mental health care to consumers, their families and carers within a recovery and trauma informed care framework.
Providing safe compassionate person-centered care through the assessment, risk assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care in collaboration with individual/s and the multidisciplinary team to achieve safe quality care outcomes that meet the goals of the individual within the least restrictive environment. This includes information and education regarding their legal rights and responsibilities under the Mental Health Act.
Effectively planning safe transfer of care plans in collaboration with the consumer their family or carers, the multidisciplinary team, community mental health team (CMHT), non-government providers and other agencies.
A commitment to providing contemporary and innovative approaches to care.
Criteria:
Be a confident / consciousness clinician with an engaging personality aligning with NSW Health Core values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment
Hold relevant Australian standard qualification / AHPRA
Current Australian working rights
NSW WWCC
More information:
1) Download the position description
2) Find out more about applying for this position.
For role related queries or questions contact Rebecca Hall, via rebecca.hall@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications close: 25 July 2026
MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
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