Mental Health Registered Nurse
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Darwin, NT, Australia · Full-Time · $90,000 - $120,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Breadth of practice is one of the strongest assets a mental health nurse can build, and this Mental Health Registered Nurse vacancy gives you room to build it. The position is listed in Darwin, with matching openings across New South Wales, the Northern Territory and other Australian regions, placed with public and private providers through a healthcare recruitment team.
Professionals can map a deliberate pathway here: a short-term contract to test a new specialty, or a permanent post to deepen one. Specialties span community and acute mental health, inpatient care, child and adolescent services, alcohol and other drugs, older persons mental health, crisis services and case management, in metropolitan, regional or remote locations.
Visa sponsorship opportunities are offered to eligible international Mental Health Nurses. Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse is a prerequisite you need before applying.
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Key Responsibilities
- Practise mental health nursing across community, acute or inpatient settings
- Collaborate as a professional within multidisciplinary teams
- Contribute to case management and care coordination in roles that include them
- Develop practice in whichever metropolitan, regional or remote service you join
Requirements & Eligibility
- Current AHPRA registration in the role of Registered Nurse
- Professional experience within mental health services
- Strong communication along with interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work well across multidisciplinary teams
- Highly regarded: postgraduate mental health qualifications
- Highly regarded too: rural and remote, case management, AOD, CAMHS, or community, acute or inpatient mental health experience
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