Registered Nurse - Mental Health Nurse Bank - Wagga Wagga

Murrumbidgee Local Health District
Wagga Wagga, NSW
A$72,152.53-$101,299.48 p/a + salary packaging
Healthcare & Medical → Nursing - Psych, Forensic & Correctional Health
Contract
On-site

Posted 19 days ago


Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (ASAP – 11 January 2026)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 per annum, (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ553174
Applications Close: 18 March 2025
Vaccination Category: A

Outstanding Experiences. Infinite Opportunities.

Here in the Riverina, we treasure your nursing skills and experience and we’re ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.

We’ve prepared oodles of goodies to help you move and settle in, including:

  • Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car!
  • Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerations
  • Subsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your family
  • Free confidential counselling services for you and your family

Craving a fresh start somewhere new and actually interesting? Join the incredible team in the Murrumbidgee District. Jump in at a comfort level that suits you: from state-of-the-art hospitals that will remind you of the city, to a small multi-disciplinary health facility where you literally get to do it all. No matter where you choose, your learning will be nurtured and you’ll be well supported to operate at the top of your scope.

And don’t worry - there are already oodles of young people here to welcome you: at work, in local clubs, at the pub, and down at the river!

There’s also heaps to show your family when they come to visit, which is a breeze - you’ll be central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. (You can always pop home for the weekend on a quick flight if you find a break in your social calendar!)

Want to know more about the community of Wagga Wagga? Visit us here.

About Your Role

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 centred 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 in regard to 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.

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.

Learn more about the role and requirements here.

Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD

Go on, you’ve earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning staff and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Sherylyne Rosengren, Nurse Unit Manager on 02 5943 1740 or [email protected] now for a confidential chat.

Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

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About Murrumbidgee Local Health District

Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Wellness is our goal

Excellence is our passion

Our people are our future

Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) has released a new Strategic Plan, which focuses our priorities for the next three to five years. The MLHD Board has released the MLHD Strategic Plan 2016-2021.

The focus is on wellness and seizing every opportunity to work in partnership with consumers to build and maintain wellness. The objective is to enable MLHD to be the best place to work, lead, practise, volunteer, teach, learn and grow.

We have embarked on a number of initiatives to improve future service delivery including a focus on priority areas:

Focusing on wellness

Aspiring to excellence

Investing in our people

Working together in partnership

The Strategic Plan provides clear priorities and a solid commitment to meet or exceed the expectations of consumers in all care settings.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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