Registered Nurse - Older Person's Mental Health (Incentives Offered)
Registered Nurse - Older Person's Mental Health - Wagga Wagga
*This position qualifies for incentives under the NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, including up to $10,000 sign on incentive, and up to $5,000 each year (incentive value dependent on full-time equivalent, position and location). Find out more here
Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) are looking for motivated, enthusiastic and passionate Registered Nurses who are ready for a new adventure.
The Mental Health units recognise consumers with mental health issues as experts in their own journey, and strives to provide an optimistic and positive approach to care with a focus on collaborative decision making and care planning
Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.
Our benefits:
A collaborative, teams-based multi-disciplinary approach to patient care
Engaging and intellectually stimulating work
A team that is inclusive, respectful, and values the diverse communities it serves
A position dedicated to empowering others
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Up to $10,000 sign on incentive, and up to $5,000 each year , NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme - (incentive value dependent on full- time equivalent, position and location).
Employment type: Casual
Position classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $40.03 - $56.20 per hour (+ super + casual loading)
Requisition ID: REQ668467
Location: Wagga Wagga
What you'll be doing:
The role of the Registered Nurse within the Mental Health units include, providing high quality evidence based physical and mental health care to consumers, their families and carers within a recovery and trauma informed care framework.
Providing safe compassionate person-centered care through the assessment, risk assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care in collaboration with individual/s and the multidisciplinary team to achieve safe quality care outcomes that meet the goals of the individual within the least restrictive environment. This includes information and education regarding their legal rights and responsibilities under the Mental Health Act.
Effectively planning safe transfer of care plans in collaboration with the consumer their family or carers, the multidisciplinary team, community mental health team (CMHT), non-government providers and other agencies.
A commitment to providing contemporary and innovative approaches to care.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
Be a confident / consciousness clinician with an engaging personality aligning with NSW Health Core values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment
Hold relevant Australian standard qualification / AHPRA
Current Australian working rights
More information:
1) Download the position description
2) Find out more about applying for this position.
For role related queries or questions contact Nikki Sellick, Nurse Unit Manager - Older Person's Mental Health on 02 5943 2707 or [email protected]
Applications close: 3 July 2026
MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
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