Registered Nurse, Acute Care Team - St George Mental Health Service

About the role

The SESLHD Mental Health Service provides specialised clinical care to over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area, delivering hospital and community‑based support for people living with mental illness. Join the Acute Care Mental Health Team to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals experiencing acute mental health crises.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention, mental health and risk assessments, safety planning, and short‑term treatment and support in community settings.
• Work within a supportive multidisciplinary team collaborating with consumers, carers, families, and healthcare professionals.
• Deliver recovery‑focused care to people experiencing acute mental health crises.
• Based at the Acute Care Team, Community Mental Health St George Mental Health Service – Kirk Place, Kogarah.

Requirements

• Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
• Current driver’s licence.
• Demonstrated core competency skills in mental health interventions in the community, including comprehensive mental health assessments, risk assessment, safety planning, collaborative care and discharge planning.
• Demonstrated experience working with people with an acute mental illness or disorder.
• Demonstrated experience working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team and exercising independent professional judgement on routine matters.
• Demonstrated high‑level written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery.
• Demonstrated computer skills and capacity to use health information systems.
• Understanding and knowledge of mental health principles of consumer‑focused and strengths‑based practices in an acute community mental health setting.

Benefits

• Salary packaging options – up to $9,000 for living expenses, $2,600 for meal & entertainment, and novated leasing.
• Discounted private health insurance.
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full‑time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Learning and development opportunities, including in‑house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Opportunity to apply for a Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.

Pay

$81,748.17 – $114,771.98 per annum, plus superannuation.

Schedule

38 hours per week (permanent full‑time).