Mental Health Registered Nurse

Recruiters filling Mental Health Registered Nurse roles want two things straight away: current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse and proof that you have worked in mental health services. This vacancy is listed in Darwin, with further permanent and short-term contract options across NSW, the Northern Territory and the rest of Australia.

Clients range from public health services to private operators, and settings run from metropolitan to regional and remote. That spread means your application should say exactly where you fit, whether that is community care, acute or inpatient work, child and adolescent mental health, AOD, older persons services, crisis teams or case management.

Stand out by pairing every listed duty with an example. Show how you work inside multidisciplinary teams and how you communicate under pressure. Postgraduate mental health qualifications and rural or remote experience are highly regarded. Visa sponsorship opportunities are open to eligible international Mental Health Nurses.

Before you apply, decide which setting you want and make the CV argue for it. Tailor a setting-specific mental health nurse CV in Build AI CV, keeping your AHPRA registration in the opening section.

• Care for people with mental health needs in community, acute or inpatient settings
• Bring nursing input to multidisciplinary team decisions
• Assist with case management and care coordination when your role carries it
• Work across metropolitan, regional or remote services depending on the placement

• Current AHPRA registration, working as a Registered Nurse
• Proven experience inside mental health services
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, plus the ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
• Highly regarded: postgraduate mental health qualifications, and experience in CAMHS, AOD, case management, rural and remote areas, or community, acute or inpatient mental health