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Location: Melton
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Employment Type: Full-Time, Ongoing (with monthly Accrued Day Off)
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Salary: RPN Grade 3 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
About the Role:
Are you an experienced mental health clinician looking for a dynamic role where no two days are the same?
Western Health is seeking passionate and recovery-focused Registered Psychiatric Nurses (Grade 3) to join our Acute Community Intervention Service (ACIS). ACIS provides rapid, intensive community-based assessment and short-term intervention for people experiencing an acute mental health crisis, helping consumers remain safely in their community wherever possible.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver timely mental health assessments, crisis interventions, outreach and care coordination while collaborating with consumers, families, carers and partner services to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
As an RPN3 within ACIS you will:
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Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments.
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Provide intensive short-term treatment and crisis intervention in the community.
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Deliver outreach and home-based care across the Western Health catchment.
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Participate in the intake, assessment and management of referrals to the service.
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Coordinate care with consumers, carers, emergency services, hospitals and community providers.
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Work collaboratively within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team.
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Contribute to continuous service improvement and recovery-oriented practice.
About You:
You are a confident and compassionate clinician who:
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Is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse with AHPRA registration.
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Has experience working in acute or community mental health.
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Demonstrates sound clinical judgement and risk assessment skills.
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Thrives in a fast-paced environment and adapts to changing priorities.
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Values teamwork, collaboration and recovery-oriented care.
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Has excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
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Holds a current Victorian Driver Licence.
Why Join Western Health?
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Work in a supportive multidisciplinary team.
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Diverse and challenging clinical presentations.
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Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
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Comprehensive orientation and ongoing clinical supervision.
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Salary packaging and employee wellbeing benefits.
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Be part of a service committed to innovation and providing Best Care for our community.
Click here for the Position Description.
About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
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Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
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Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
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Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.
Learning and development opportunities
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Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
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Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
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Mentorship and career support.
Community impact and inclusion
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Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care.
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Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
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Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.
Organisational culture and environment
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Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
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Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re passionate about recovery-focused care, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 24 July 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Cassie Low via
[email protected].
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.
