Mental Health AIN , RNS, Macquarie, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai and Northern Beaches Hospitals

About the role

The Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) and the Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH) are seeking mental health Assistants in Nursing (AIN) to join their Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) Service.

Responsibilities

The mental health AIN within MHDA Services supports person-centered consumer health outcomes with a focus on recovery. The AIN assists the nursing team in providing nursing care to mental health consumers within an acute care setting, through directed identified tasks and patient care activities under the direction of Registered Nurses (RNs).

The AIN role supports the RN in collecting health care information, documenting, and communicating the information back to the RN within an identified Mental Health AIN Care Activities Map outlining the scope of practice.

The MHDA Service aims to provide recovery-oriented, trauma-informed services guided by evidence-based practice and collaboration, recognizing each person's unique journey of recovery in a way that fosters hope, purpose, and resilience.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in second or third year of a Bachelor of Nursing or degree deemed appropriate or completion of HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Assisting in Nursing Work in Acute Care).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills along with experience working within mental health.
• Contemporary mental health, nursing clinical knowledge and problem-solving skills along with the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team to the scope of AIN.

Benefits

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing and Fitness Passport
• Clinical Supervision and ongoing specialist mental health education and leadership pathways to support your profession development.

Pay

$31.90 - $35.00 per hour

Schedule

Up to 38 hours per week

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 while creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting, and rewarding work every day. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

Where you'll be working

We have several specialised AIN mental health nursing positions across the following sites: Macquarie Hospital, Royal North Shore Hospital, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, and Northern Beaches Hospital, including specialist older persons and young person’s units.

NSLHD Commitment

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

Application Information

To apply, click here for the Position Description and find out more about applying for this position. For role-related queries or questions, contact Mark Joyce at Mark.Joyce@health.nsw.gov.au.

Additional Information

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 Commitment

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Team Vision

The team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

Application Deadline

Applications Close: 25 August 2026