Mental Health Registered Nurse
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
In Sydney, a large New South Wales health service is recruiting in 2026 for experienced mental health people. Both Mental Health Registered Nurse and Mental Health Clinician roles are open, full-time, in teams that draw on several disciplines, on inpatient wards and out in the community.
Expect to spend your time assessing people, planning their care and supporting recovery. Employer sponsorship is offered, so go through the requirements carefully.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide skilled, caring nursing and clinical support for people with mental health needs, keeping their wishes central
- Assess patients thoroughly, covering psychiatric and wider mental health needs, then draft individual care plans, carry them out and review the results
- Monitor how each patient is progressing, record it accurately in clinical notes and give medication and treatment as clinical guidelines direct
- Respond to crises with intervention and therapeutic support
- Liaise with psychiatrists, medical officers and colleagues from other disciplines, and teach patients, families and carers about recovery
- Protect patient safety by complying with mental health legislation and clinical standards, and take part in quality improvement, discharge planning, care planning and case reviews
- Uphold ethics, confidentiality and professional standards while keeping your knowledge up to date through continuing education
Requirements & Eligibility
- Bachelor of Nursing or another recognised equivalent
- Be a Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration, or eligible to obtain registration
- Minimum of 2–3 years' experience in mental health nursing or mental health clinical practice
- Solid command of psychiatric assessment and mental health care principles
- Familiar with Australian mental health legislation and applicable clinical practice standards
- Excellent communicator, collaborative within a multidisciplinary healthcare team, with strong interpersonal skills
- Strong clinical decision-making and problem-solving, plus a commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care
- A Postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing will be highly regarded
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