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Registered Nurse - Nepean Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District View all jobs
Posted 2 day(s) ago
Reference: 2460722
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $41.22 - $57.88 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ703730
Applications Close: 12/11/2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Introducing the Nepean Adolescent Mental Health Unit (NAHMU), a fresh, purpose built 10-bed facility dedicated to supporting adolescents aged 12 to 17 who are navigating complex and severe mental health challenges. This state-of-the-art inpatient unit is the newest chapter in the Child, Youth and Family Mental Health (CYFMH) story, expanding its reach to provide compassionate, specialised care from the earliest stages of life through to young adulthood. NAHMU isn’t just a place of healing, it’s a vital step forward in empowering young people and their families with the support they need, when they need it most.
Join a dedicated and multidisciplinary team committed to delivering exceptional mental health care to young people and their families. As a Registered Nurse within the Nepean Adolescent Mental Health Unit (NAMHU), you will play a pivotal role in providing safe, compassionate and person-centred care that supports recovery and positive health outcomes.
Working collaboratively with patients, families, carers and a broad multidisciplinary team, you will deliver evidence-based nursing care across a range of mental health settings. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing interventions that promote recovery, wellbeing and quality patient outcomes.
As an experienced clinician, you will provide leadership within the nursing team, supporting and mentoring Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing while fostering a culture of clinical excellence, teamwork and professional development. You will work closely with medical, allied health, peer workers, Aboriginal Health Workers and Department of Education staff to ensure coordinated, holistic care that meets the individual needs of young people.
We encourage you to apply and become part of a team dedicated to supporting young people on their journey to recovery.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
Accrued Day off (ADO)
Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
Novated Leasing
Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Fitness Passport
What you will bring to the role
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with AHPRA.
- Demonstrated experience and clinical skill in Nursing as a Registered Nurse including completion of a New Graduate Registered Nurse program or equivalent experience working as a Registered Nurse in a Mental Health / Child and Adolescent Mental Health setting.
- Demonstrated capacity to provide effective Nursing care that is person centred, family inclusive and culturally sensitive to people accessing health services.
- Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work.
- Demonstrated effective communications written and verbal skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team including Medical, Allied Health, and persons with lived experience.
- Ability to work a flexible roster, day evening or night shift across all days of the week according to the unit or team requirements.
Additional information:
- Click here for thePosition Description
- For role related queries or questions contact Sachini Jayasekera on[email protected]
- NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
- NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click hereChild Safe Standards
- For assistance with applying pleaseclick here.To find out more about the NSW Health application process pleaseclick here.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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