Registered Nurse, Community Mental Health - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney
Role title: Registered Nurse (Year 1 - 8)
Role type: Max term part time/full time opportunities (up to August 2026)
Department and location: Community Mental Health Service, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst
Salary: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 (pro-rata) + super
Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.
About the role
Co-ordinate crisis assessment and intervention, medication monitoring, counselling, psychoeducation, liaison with carers and other service providers.
Maintaining a close working relationship with the Mental Health Professionals working within the St Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Department, Safe Assessment Space (SAS), Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) and the mental health unit, Homeless Health Assertive Outreach team, crisis accommodation, NGO’s and other community support services is essential.
Monitor, manage and escalate appropriately any change in mental state and risk status.
Provision of consumer advocacy, ensuring individual needs, issues and concerns are appropriately addressed.
About you
Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
Current unrestricted NSW Drivers Licence.
Demonstrated experience working on an Acute Care Team within a Community Mental Health Service and experience working as part of a multidisciplinary health care team.
Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality consumer care and services to support families and carers of people with mental illness with a commitment to provision of recovery-focused holistic mental health interventions.
Demonstrated ability to engage with a range of multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
Why work at St Vincent’s?
Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community.
Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport.
Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank.
Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free.
Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave.
About the hospital
In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.
A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location.
Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches.
A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people.
Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus.
Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health.
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 13 November 2025.
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
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Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.
