Registered Nurse, Acute Care Team - St George MHS

Registered Nurse, Acute Care Team - St George Mental Health Service

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 per annum, plus superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ691862

Location: Kogarah, Sydney

Applications close date: 20 September 2026

The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area.  We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

The Role

Join our Acute Care Mental Health Team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of people experiencing acute mental health crises. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide crisis intervention, mental health and risk assessments, safety planning, and short-term treatment and support in community settings.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Registered Nurse with a passion for mental health care who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working collaboratively with consumers, carers, families, and healthcare professionals.

If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can further develop your mental health nursing skills while delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us deliver exceptional care, healthier lives.

Where you'll be working

You will be based at Acute Care Team, Community Mental Health St George Mental Health Service - Kirk Place, Kogarah

Additional Benefits

• Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing. Discounted Private Health Insurance.

• Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.

• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.

• Health & Wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

• Career development - Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable and to obtain personal regrade to Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 1 status where relevant

Selection Criteria

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the following criteria in your application:

1. Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.

2. Demonstrated core competency skills in Mental Health interventions in the Community and experience in providing comprehensive mental health assessments, risk assessment, safety planning and the provision of collaborative care and discharge planning.

3. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery.

4. Demonstrated experience working with people with an acute mental illness or disorder.

5. Demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to exercise independent professional judgement on routine matters, commensurate with years of experience.

6. Demonstrated computer skills and the capacity to use health information systems.

7. Understanding and knowledge of mental health principles of consumer focused and strengths-based practices in acute community mental health setting.

8. Current Drivers Licence.

How to Apply

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Application close: 20 September 2026

For more information we encourage you to contact Martha Kypreos on martha.kypreos@health.nsw.gov.au

Interviews are expected to be held between 28 September 2026 and 2 October 2026

Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Need more information? 

  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards

  2) Find out more about applying for this position

Our values and commitment to diversity

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-MentalHealth@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. Please visit the SESLHD Disability Recruitment page for more information

Information for applicants:

• An eligibility list may be created for future Permanent Full Time positions

• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing

• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained withing the position description

• Recommended applicants will be reviewed or compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.

• We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website

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