Mental Health Nursing Opportunities - Casual

Are you an Enrolled or Registered Nurse passionate about making a real change to the lives of Australia’s youth?

Now is your opportunity to come and join Australia's leading children's hospital through a casual position within the Mental Health Department’s nursing pool.

Mental Health Nursing

At the RCH we recognise the importance of safe psychosocial workplaces and strive to empower our workers through flexible working opportunities. As such, we encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

About Banksia

Banksia is an acute psychiatric ward that provides wellbeing, and mental health supports for young adolescents experiencing serious mental health and wellbeing concerns. On Banksia, our multidisciplinary team of health professionals have extensive child, youth and family expertise. Our wide range of therapeutic interventions, including music therapy, integrated school program and family clinicians allow a dynamic care approach that is truly patient, and family focused.

You will:

• Provide holistic care young people with a variety of mental health diagnoses
• Support families through comprehensive, safe and evidence-based practice.
• Perform relevant assessments and competence related to your assigned responsibilities

We encourage applications from all nursing grades. Salaries and casual loading  will be in line with the current Victorian Public Mental Health Service Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024   .

What you’ll bring to the role

• Experience establishing, maintaining and appropriately concluding therapeutic relationships
• Experience creating plans for continuity of care to achieve expected outcomes
• An ability to prioritise workload based on individual needs, acuity and optimal time for intervention

• Recent Clinical experience within an acute mental health care setting, preferably in child and adolescent or youth mental health (desirable)
• Completion of or working towards a Post Graduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing.

If this sounds like you, please click to view the applicable position description below.

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Enrolled Mental Health Nurse

For further Information on RCH, please view our website.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Unlimited access to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport (subject to 3-months of RCH employment)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Monthly massages from the Melbourne Institute of Massage Therapy
• Discounted on-site parking, direct Public Transport access and bicycle storage facilities
• Counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services through Converge
• Continuous training and upskilling opportunities such as the RCH Peer Support Program

We are committed to partnering with young people and their families every day, to deliver high quality care and are actively seeking to improve, monitor and evaluate to create an environment for growth, research and innovation.

We look forward to welcoming your contribution to our vision, "A world where all kids thrive!"

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information about this position please contact Cathy Matthews, Nurse Unit Manager Email: Cathy.matthews@rch.org.au

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close in 6 January 2026