About Northern Health:
As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.
Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!
Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), Grade 4 to join the Workforce, Professional Development and Research team.
About Mental Health Division:
Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern.
Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.
We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.
About the Role:
The Mental Health Nursing Professional Development & Research RPN4 role sits with the Professional Development and Research Program.
This role will support the coordination and development of the mental health professional development program.
It will contribute to promoting a culture of continuous improvement ensuring education and professional development activities support the delivery of evidenced based mental health nursing care.
The role will actively contribute to the mental health nursing research initiatives and training as required.
This role is responsible for:
- Supporting the coordination of the development and delivery of professional development opportunities for mental health nurses
- Ensuring training initiatives align with contemporary best practices, recovery-oriented and trauma informed care principles
- Collaborating withal mental health programs / teams to identify workforce needs and implement strategies to address skill gaps
- Promoting and supporting principles of continuous lifelong learning and translation of evidence into practice
- Actively contributing to research initiatives aimed at improving mental health services and consumer outcomes as well as initiatives for improved workforce wellbeing outcomes
- Participating in quality improvement projects, utilising data to inform practice changes and enhance service delivery
- Supporting staff with the dissemination of research findings through presentations and publications, fostering an evidence-based practice environment
- Supporting nurses throughout the process of completing research projects
- Supporting clinical supervision for the mental health nursing workforce
- Providing mentorship and supervision to less experienced clinicians, promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional growth
- Assisting with the Prevention and Management of Occupational Violence and Aggression (PAMOVA) training, regularly as directed by manager
To be successful in this role you will have:
- At least five years mental health nursing experience
- A Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or Master qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within a small team
- Well-developed research and leadership skills
Next Steps . . .
If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you.
For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Vesna Dempster, Vesna Dempster [email protected] or on 0413 247 405
Applications close Thursday 3 July 2025.
Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.
Why work at the Northern Health?
We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:
- Health and Wellbeing programs
- Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
- An inclusive and culturally safe space
- State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
- A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
- Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library
Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQA+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.
All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as but not limited to influenza.
