Registered Psychiatric Nurse - GSSM Local Mental Health

Reference Number: 2158

Job Title: Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Employment Type: Fixed Term Full - Time ending June 2027

Hours per Fortnight: 80

Classification: Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Grade 4 (NP75 – NP77)

Location: Shepparton

Closing date: 05/11/2026

For a confidential conversation please contact: Tara-Lyn Recalde on [email protected]

About the program:

The Greater Shepparton, Strathbogie & Moira Adult and Older Adult Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (GSSM Local) service is delivered through a consortium comprising of Wellways (lead agency) Goulburn Valley Health and APMHA HealthCare.

The GSSM Local will operate 7 days a week, with extended operating hours to support a flexible and responsive service. The GSSM Local will provide easy to access, high quality assessment, treatment, care and support to people aged 26 years and over experiencing mental illness, psychological distress or drug and co-occurring substance use or addiction issues.  The GSSM Local will focus on those whose needs cannot be met by primary and secondary mental health and alcohol and other drug providers alone and who do not require intensive or ongoing care from Area Mental Health Services.

About the role:

The GSSM Local Mental Health Registered Psychiatric Nurse will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing specialist mental health nursing assessment, therapeutic intervention, care and support to people accessing the GSSM Local.  They will be part of a team of mental health & wellbeing clinicians and lived experience staff who provide a “new front door” service to all adults seeking mental health and alcohol & other drug interventions and support within the Goulburn Valley area

The GSSM Local Mental Health Registered Psychiatric Nurse will work in tandem with clinical and other supports assisting service users to access the full range of interventions across the care continuum.  They will work with the range of factors affecting service users within the scope of their practice including cognitive, occupational, physical and social matters to deliver client focused therapeutic approaches for recovery oriented, evidence-based care.

The successful candidate will have:

Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse,

Postgraduate Diploma (or higher) in Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent/related field) and have at least 5 years of experience as an RPN

Expert understanding and working knowledge of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Act 2022.

Highly developed specialist mental health nursing clinical and therapeutic skills stemming from experience in community-based mental health nursing, community liaison and the development of community networks.

* Ability to effectively work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team as well as to work autonomously in a self-directed way, including the ability to work with initiative and appropriately with limited direction

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