Working in Mental Health has never been more important or meaningful

Our Journey

Monash Health Mental Health Services provides a range of community, bed-based and specialist services covering the Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong, Kingston and Monash areas - a population of nearly one million. With the rapid population growth our mental health services have and will continue to expand.

Monash Health provides a world of health care across South Eastern Melbourne, uniquely integrating primary, secondary and tertiary health services as well as world-renowned research and teaching facilities. We employee more than 22,000 staff who work at over 40 care locations.

A day in the life

A great opportunity for a Registered Nurse with a background in Mental Health to join the Precept / NaMES team on an fixed-term part - time basis working across the Mental Health Program.

Collaborating with the Precept / NaMES team, you will research, develop and present contemporary education across the Mental Health Program that promotes best practice standards in clinical mental health care. Working both independently and across the broader Mental Health Program, you will provide clinical support to nurses whilst demonstrating and promoting best practice standards.

You thrive on a challenge that comes from working to deliver new and innovative education strategies, knowing you are well supported by the leadership in the team and within the program.

In addition, you will:

• Support contemporary education that promotes best practice standards
• Provide clinical support to staff of all proficiency levels, novice to expert 
• Demonstrate and promote expertise and best practice standards 
• Help to ensure that through a highly skilled and educated workforce our patients receive safe and high-quality care within Monash Health
• Working collaboratively with the leadership team including the multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate agility and work as a change agent

What you bring:

• You are a Clinical Nurse Educator looking for your next role or;
• You are a Registered Nurse with a background in Mental Health who is ready expand their career and work as an Clinical Nurse Educator
• Either way, you will hold a Postgraduate Diploma specialising in mental health nursing 
• You can demonstrate a sound understanding of mental health clinical assessment and practice
• An understanding of different learning and teaching styles
• You have excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Your proven leadership qualities with a passion for education

Monash Health is a great place to work.  Our employees enjoy our employee benefits such as:

• Friendly and supportive culture
• Professional supervision
• 5 week Annual Leave
• Salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• A comprehensive Health & Wellbeing program
• Free flu vaccinations
• Travel Clinic and Employee Imaging Service
• +more. 

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, why not apply?!

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.

Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – recruitment@monashhealth.org.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed.  These include:

• reference checks;
• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
• proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses for COVID-19.
All applicants to positions with Monash Health will need to upload acceptable evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza as part of their application. Acceptable evidence is a copy of your Immunisation History Statement which can be accessed via myGov. 
Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide evidence that they meet full vaccination status.