Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.

Job description:

Looking to work in a rewarding role and make a real impact on people lives, come and join an exciting opportunity that exists for an enthusiastic Registered Nurses to transition into the Mental Health Nursing Program to upskill your mental health knowledge.

About Northern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Merribek and Coburg.

About Mental Health Division:

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern.

Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.

We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

About the Role:

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurses (RN) who have a minimum of 12 months experience in Acute (general) nursing and are wanting to transition into the Mental ealth Nursing field.

The Registered Nurse Transition to Mental Health Nursing Program enables Registered Nurses who currently work in General nursing to Transition into Mental Health Nursing Practice while having the additional support of experienced nurses in the field.

Mental Health is a specialised field and Registered Nurses wanting to move into Mental Health Nursing field may find it difficult to get an opportunity to work in a Mental Health setting. If this applies to you, our 18-month program provides a great opportunity to expand on your mental health nursing knowledge and enable you to get a foot in the door of this specialised field of Nursing.

You will be supported by the Registered Nurse Transition to Mental Health Nursing Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Educators, other senior nurses and Preceptors while getting hands on experience in the clinical setting.

Registered Nurse Transition to Mental Health Nursing Program provides:

• Opportunities to work in Adult or Older Adults Inpatient Units or Community Mental Health.
• Part Time (0.8eft) positions available - July 2025 Commencement
• 18-months Transition to Mental Health Nursing Program including one year post graduate program.
• Dedicated education support and preceptorship

We will:

• Align your current classification, please note maximum classification is RPN 2 Year 8
• Establish a pathway and support you to complete your specialist mental health nursing qualification (PG) with one of our university partners
• Ongoing employment depending on available vacancies and career progression opportunities

We have strong mental health nursing representation across the division, good nursing leadership structures and a growing research program.

We actively encourage and support further study for nurses working towards their Masters and other specialist qualifications.

We have a lot to offer in terms of helping you build your career in mental health nursing.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Equivalent.
• A passion for mental health nursing and the desire to make a difference.
• 12 months post registration experience working as an RN.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact

Olanike Adesina - Transition to Mental Health Nursing Programs Coordinator

E: [email protected]

T: 0437 307 589

Applications close: Monday 2 June 2025

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away