🧠 Crisis care with impact – Support recovery in the community
🏠 Home-based treatment – Real alternatives to hospital admission
🤝 Teamwork & growth – Work with a passionate, multidisciplinary team

Provide crisis support and home treatment. Empower recovery. Collaborate with a passionate team. Make a real impact every day. Apply Now! ⭐

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $72,152.52 - $101,299.47
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Parramatta Community Health Centre

Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) offers diverse and innovative mental health services at Parramatta Community Health Centre (Jeffrey House).

• Home to ICH, D&A, and Community Mental Health Teams
• Includes Acute Care, Homeless Outreach and Clinical Care teams
• Serves Auburn, Blacktown and wider Western Sydney
• Delivers primary, secondary and tertiary mental health care
• Committed to collaboration, respect, empowerment and quality

What you'll be doing
Join Western Sydney Local Health District’s Community Acute Care Team as a Registered Nurse and support people with severe and persistent mental illness through crisis care and recovery-focused services. You will be responsible for:

• Delivering short-term crisis support and home-based care
• Collaborating with consumers, carers and multidisciplinary teams
• Developing and monitor individualised, recovery-oriented care plans
• Participating in service development, quality improvement and education
• Advocating for consumer rights and access to holistic care

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements:

Qualification: Degree in Nursing
Registration: Full Registration with APHRA

Selection Criteria:

1. Experience and clinical skills in community mental health triage, comprehensive assessments, including risk and safety planning as well as experience in provision of collaborative care and discharge planning.
2. Understanding of Mental Health/ Psychiatry service/ crisis work and ability to work with in a demanding crisis/acute management service.
3. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with consumers/carers/families and has experience working with families who are coping with Mental Health Illness.
4. Highly developed interpersonal communications skills, effective verbal, written and negotiation skills and intermediate computer skills. including the use of database systems.
5. Experience and knowledge in acute mental health intervention, early intervention, and CALD issues.
6. Understanding of the recovery philosophy and trauma informed care in Mental Health with the ability to implement these in clinical practice.
7. Understanding of NSW Mental Health Act (2007).
8. Current Drivers Licence valid within Australia and willing to use it for work purpose.

Requisition ID: REQ577306
Applications Close: 6th July 2025

Need more information?

• Discover more about the application process.
• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
• For inquiries about the role, contact Suman Chhetri on [email protected]

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