✅ Make a real impact in urgent mental health care
🤝 Collaborate with a skilled, supportive team
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Deliver urgent mental health care, assessments & crisis support in a dynamic 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 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Parramatta

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 the Access & Assessment Mental Health Team providing urgent and acute care, assessment, and coordination for people in crisis, while working collaboratively with clients, families, and key services.

Conduct intake, triage & mental health assessments

Provide crisis management & acute clinical care

Liaise with GPs, hospitals, police & agencies

Support medication management & client reviews

Mentor junior staff & contribute to team growth

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, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or Psychologist which provides eligibility for membership of the relevant professional association and full registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency where legislated.

Selection Criteria:

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

Understanding of Mental Health/ Psychiatry service/ crisis work and ability to work with in a demanding crisis/acute management service.

Demonstrated ability to collaborate with consumers/carers/families and has experience working with families who are coping with Mental Health Illness.

Highly developed interpersonal communications skills, effective verbal, written and negotiation skills and intermediate computer skills.

Experience and knowledge in acute mental health intervention, early intervention, and CALD issues.

Understanding of the recovery philosophy and trauma informed care in Mental Health with the ability to implement these in clinical practice.

Understanding of NSW Mental Health Act (2007).

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

Requisition ID: REQ592887
Applications Close: 26th August 2025

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For inquiries about the role, contact Suman Chhetri on 0450 704 226 or [email protected]

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

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