Mental Health Registered Nurse
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Darwin, NT, Australia · Full-Time · $90,000 - $120,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Mental health nursing in Australia could be your next practical step. A Mental Health Registered Nurse role is listed in Darwin, NT, and a healthcare recruiter is also placing nurses with public and private providers in New South Wales, the Territory and further afield.
Decide early whether permanent work or a short-term contract suits you, and whether you prefer metropolitan, regional or remote services. Then look at the teams on offer, which range from community and crisis teams to acute wards, inpatient units, youth mental health, drug and alcohol services, aged mental health and case management.
Visa sponsorship opportunities are available for eligible international Mental Health Nurses. Your next step before applying is to confirm you already hold current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
Then update your CV so it does the talking. Lead with registration, then list each mental health service with the patient groups you nursed. Put together a focused mental health nurse CV on Build AI CV and keep it ready to send.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide mental health nursing care in community, acute or inpatient services
- Work closely inside multidisciplinary teams
- Take on case management or coordinate care if your position covers it
- Adjust to the service you join, whether metropolitan, regional or remote
Requirements & Eligibility
- Current AHPRA registration, practising as a Registered Nurse
- A practical background in mental health services
- Communication and interpersonal skills that are strong
- Ability to work well with others in multidisciplinary teams
- Highly regarded: CAMHS or AOD experience
- Highly regarded: case management or rural and remote work, time in community, acute or inpatient mental health, and postgraduate qualifications in mental health
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