Mental Health Nursing Opportunities

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

Now is your chance to come and join Australia's leading children's hospital with a permanent position within the Mental Health Department

Registered 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 full-time and part-time applicants to apply.

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 to 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 up to Associate Nursing Unit Manager. Salaries will be in line with the 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 or working towards a Post Graduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing.

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

For further Information on RCH, please view our website.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500!
• Unlimited access to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Monthly massages from the Melbourne Institute of Massage Therapy
• Novated Lease through our partnership with SmartSalary
• 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 Brian Ferdinando, Acting Nurse Unit Manager Ph: 03 9345 9600 Email: brian.ferdinando@rch.org.au

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 27 November 2025