🧠 Diverse acute mental health care every day

🤝 Strong team & community service links

🌟 Grow skills with support & supervision

Deliver crisis care, assessments and home treatment in a dynamic team. Liaise with key services and make a real impact every day. Apply Now! ⭐

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $72,152.52 - $101,299.47 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Blacktown

Where you'll be working
Blacktown Hospital is situated in a rapidly growing, culturally diverse community, providing modern facilities aimed at enhancing staff experience and patient outcomes.

• State-of-the-art facilities designed for exceptional care.
• Teaching hospital offering university students a rich, supportive experience.
• Dedicated outdoor staff areas with landscaped gardens for well-being.
• Convenient access to Westpoint shopping centre, just a 10-minute walk away.
• Parking options available: onsite parking for a small fee, all-day street parking, and close proximity to Blacktown train station.

Discover more about our workplace culture by watching this short video: Hear from Our Staff.

What you'll be doing
Join the Access and Assessment Mental Health Team at Blacktown, where you'll deliver acute mental health care, crisis support, and care coordination in a dynamic, multidisciplinary setting. Responsibilities will include:

• Providing triage, assessment, crisis intervention & acute care
• Engaging with families for therapy, education & support
• Liaising with GPs, police, hospitals & external services
• Assisting with medication and participate in clinical reviews
• Work rotating shifts including weekends, mentoring junior staff

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:

Qualifications which permit registration as a Nurse and full registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

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.
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 Driving licence (class C - unrestricted) valid within Australia and willingness to use same for the work purpose.

Requisition ID: REQ567585
Applications Close: 14th July 2025

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