Company description:

Grampians Health exists to serve our communities across the Grampians region, providing complete care as close as possible to people's homes.

Job description:

$34.68 per hour + salary packaging | 2026 Registered Psychiatric Nurse Graduates!

• 12 month fixed term opportunity
• 80 hours per fortnight with a monthly ADO
• Multiple positions available

About the Role

Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Service offers a supportive and structured Graduate Nurse Program for Registered Nurses. This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience across multiple areas within the Mental Health directorate while building your skills in a recovery focused, client centred, and family inclusive environment. The program is designed to support your professional development through clinical supervision, paid orientation, and hands on experience with evidence based treatments. You'll be part of a dynamic team committed to delivering high quality mental health care and fostering a positive learning experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver client focused mental health nursing care
• Participate in rotations across mental health settings
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• Support recovery and wellbeing goals
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation
• Engage in supervision and professional development

Skills & Experience

• Current AHPRA registration as Registered Nurse
• Compliant Police Check, WWCC and NDIS Check
• Strong interest in mental health nursing
• Effective teamwork and communication skills
• Willingness to learn and adapt to varied setting

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Interested?

Click APPLY, or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Marice O'Brien on 03 5320 4100 for a confidential discussion.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

Please attach your PMCV Career Intentions Statement in place of a Cover Letter.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state's fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia's most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia's most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.