Registered Nurse - Mental Health (508633L1)
* Australia, Tas
* Mar 21, 2025
Join Our Team at the Royal Hobart Hospital Mental Health Inpatient Unit!
Are you a passionate Registered Nurse looking for a dynamic and rewarding opportunity? Look no further! The Mental Health Inpatient Unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital is seeking compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurses to join our team.
Why choose us? We’re a fun, supportive, and vibrant workplace where every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth. You’ll work alongside a close-knit team of professionals, committed to providing high-quality care to those in need. Our unit thrives on collaboration, innovation, and a shared sense of purpose.
In addition to making a meaningful impact on patients' lives, you'll have access to professional development, a positive work-life balance, and a workplace culture that values your input and well-being. If you're ready to make a difference and be part of an amazing team, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
* Apply nursing principles and procedures in the delivery of consumer care within the acute adult mental health setting, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council competency standards for Registered Nurses.
* Use your knowledge and understanding of the psychosocial and health needs of individuals to guide nursing practice in the acute adult mental health environment.
* Foster and maintain appropriate therapeutic relationships with consumers, recognising the unique challenges in this setting.
* Demonstrate sound knowledge of psychotropic medications, including their actions and potential side effects, and provide education and support to consumers regarding their treatment.
You will need:
* Current knowledge and experience in and the ability to apply nursing principles and procedures in the delivery of consumer care in acute adult mental health in line with legal requirements and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council competency standards for Registered Nurses.
* Knowledge and understanding of the psychosocial and health needs of individuals and their application to nursing practice in the acute adult mental health setting, including an understanding of the principles of maintaining appropriate therapeutic relationships with consumers.
* Sound knowledge of psychotropic drugs, actions and side effects.
Details of appointment:
Multiple Permanent full time or part time, shift worker (fully rotational) position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. *notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary: $78,179 to $105,995 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
Access to the Grade 4 salary range $99,455- $105,995 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4.
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
* Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qualification type.
Salary Packaging:
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
* Payment of $15,000 staged over three years is available for Nurses and Midwives who move to Tasmania from interstate and remain employed full time for three years or more, on top of relocation allowance already available.
* Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
* Professional development and accelerated pathways.
* A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
* Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
* Possess or be working towards a specialist tertiary graduate or post graduate mental health/psychiatric nursing qualification, or completed prior to the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary sector, a hospital-based training program that resulted in previous registration as a psychiatric nurse by the relevant nurse registration authority within Australia.
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the 'Apply' button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact Natasha Jack, Clinical Nurse Consultant/ Acting NUM at 0438313601 or
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in Department of Health. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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