Registered Nurse

The Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Unit (Brolga) is located at Hornsby. Our service provides a safe and therapeutic environment for 12–17-year-olds experiencing mental health problems. If you have a passion for leadership and developing a collaborative culture together, Brolga is a great environment to work with a highly skilled team, supporting with young people and their families.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time and Temporary Part Time positions available until 2 February 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 per hour
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ584528

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.

The Registered Nurse (RN) with Brolga adolescent inpatient Services leads and supports quality patient health outcomes with a focus of recovery across a range of health care settings. The RN assumes a leadership role within the nursing team supporting, coaching and leading nursing staff including Enrolled Nurses (EN) and Assistants in Nursing (AIN). The RN plans trauma informed care and least restrictive practices with a specialised unit working with adolescent consumers in throughout their recovery, implements and evaluates specific mental health nursing care. By promoting and leading therapeutic activities, you will support the multidisciplinary health care team and ensures safe practice within adopted models of care and collaborate in care plans.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria: