Mental Health Registered Nurse

Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2 (RPN2)

RPN2 Year 2 — $86,580 p.a. to RPN2 Year 8 — $107,520.40 p.a.

Position Purpose

The RPN2 provides specialist mental health nursing care within a secure forensic environment. The role combines therapeutic engagement, recovery-focused practice, risk management, care coordination and participation in multidisciplinary treatment programs.

RPN2s may also rotate through the Early Intervention Support Team (EIST), supporting clinical teams with de-escalation, behavioural management and therapeutic engagement across the hospital.

Essential Qualifications

Candidates must possess:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Minimum of a Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing (or recognised equivalent)
• Eligibility to work in Australia
• Ability to satisfy police and security screening requirements

Preferred Experience

Minimum Experience

• Typically 2+ years post-registration psychiatric nursing experience

Highly Desirable Experience

• Adult inpatient mental health
• Acute psychiatric units
• Secure mental health environments
• Forensic mental health settings
• Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU)
• Correctional or prison health services
• High dependency mental health environments

Clinical Capability Requirements

Demonstrated ability to:

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments
• Develop and implement recovery-focused care plans
• Manage challenging behaviours
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management planning
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning
• Administer and monitor psychotropic medications
• Deliver group-based therapeutic interventions
• Engage consumers experiencing severe and persistent mental illness

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are seeking nurses who demonstrate:

• Strong therapeutic engagement skills
• Confidence working with complex presentations
• Emotional resilience
• Sound clinical judgement
• Recovery-oriented practice
• Ability to work safely within secure environments
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Commitment to consumer-centred care