Employment Type: Casual opportunities available
Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse
Remuneration: $32.79 - $36.72 per hour (+ super + casual loading)
Requisition ID: REQ593914
Applications Close: 20 August 2025
Vaccination Category: A
Location: Wagga Wagga

Are you a talented Enrolled Nurse looking to make a significant impact within regional communities?

Craving a fresh start somewhere new and interesting? Join the incredible team within the Mental Health Recovery Unit in Wagga Wagga.

Wagga Wagga is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 it is an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia. The ninth largest inland city in Australia, Wagga Wagga is located midway between the two largest cities in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne and is the major regional centre for the Riverina and Southwest Slopes regions.

Click here to discover why MLHD is the right place to grow your career and contribute to healthier communities.

About Your Role

The Enrolled Nurse in our Mental Health Recovery Unit Team, will assist in the provision of a broad range of structured activities and programs designed to support our consumers. You will work with others in a collaborative and supportive team in providing quality clinical services to mental health consumers, their families and carers.

As the Enrolled Nurse, you will be responsible for:

Complete mental state and risk assessments

Providing hands-on care, including assisting with personal hygiene, administering medications (as per scope of practice), monitoring vital signs, and observing for changes in a consumer’s condition.

Ensuring all actions are within the defined scope of practice for ENs, as outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Work within a multidisciplinary team

Providing psychoeducation modules to our consumers, either as group facilitator or second for our groups

Learn more about the role and requirements here.

What MLHD offer:

Professional Development – Take advantage of ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Health & Wellbeing Support – Benefit from our comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs Fitness Passport and initiatives to support both physical and mental health.

Flexible working arrangements

About You

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate: Be a confident / consciousness team player with an engaging personality aligning with NSW Health Core values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment

Hold current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Hold current Australian working rights

How to Apply

Embrace the infinite opportunities to lead with compassion and make a lasting impact within our community. Contact Rebecca Hall, Nurse Unit Manager of the Mental Health Recovery Unit on 5943 2559 or at [email protected] for confidential chat.

Apply Online! Your application will require you to include a current resume, cover letter, relevant qualifications and completion of the application questionnaire.

MLHD values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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