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Credentialled Mental Health Nurse
- Access to our discounted workplace health & fitness program + additional leave perks!
- Community role offering rewarding client engagement in a less acute environment
- Permanent | Full Time Monday - Friday | Help aHead - Sydney
About the Service
Help aHead aims to improve access to mental health support for the community by delivering services that address people’s social, physical and emotional needs. It will provide access to psychological and psychosocial support, care coordination, and local service navigation, with the capacity to scale and meet a wide range of mental health needs, including those with co-occurring conditions or complex psychosocial barriers.
About the role
We are seeking a Credentialled Mental Health Nurse for a permanent, (38 hours per week) opportunity in the Sydney area. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide clinical care, comprehensive and holistic mental health assessments, coordinate care, and collaborate with GPs, clinicians, peer workers and community supports. You will support individuals and their families to access integrated health and psychosocial services to promote wellbeing and community living.
Credentialing as a mental health nurse is a requirement, but we welcome candidates who are working toward this or open to completing it in the future. Support will be provided.
Key responsibilities
- Perform mental health assessments, both triage and comprehensive.
- Provide 1:1 health education around issues relevant to people accessing the Centre, including substance use, medication, nutrition, exercise, sexual health and general health and wellbeing.
- Purposefully engage with people accessing the Centre using techniques including but not limited to: Open dialogue, Trauma informed practice, AOD screening, Motivational interviewing and coaching.
- Provide secondary consultation and support to staff members.
- Ensure high levels of satisfaction and quality of care for the people we support and their families/friends.
Your Benefits
- Transform Lives: Play a vital role in empowering individuals, helping them achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
- Competitive Salary Packaging: Maximize your take-home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900.
- Fitness Passport: Take advantage of our discounted workplace health and fitness program, offering you and your family access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness centres at a fraction of the regular cost. For 50% less than a typical gym membership, enjoy unlimited visits and stay motivated to maintain your health and well-being.
- Leave Perks: Enjoy leave perks including birthday leave, study leave, and an extra annual picnic day leave!
What you’ll bring
- Tertiary degree qualifications in Nursing.
- Current registration with APHRA and credentialed by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.
- An understanding of the recovery-based approach to assisting people with mental health concerns.
- Demonstrated advanced ability in the provision of mental health risk assessment, alcohol and other drugs screening, recovery planning, and assertive clinical coordination for people experiencing a deterioration in their mental health state.
- Knowledge of the NSW mental health system and local services; or demonstrated ability to rapidly develop this knowledge.
Additional Details
One Door Mental Health requires all staff to have a current Working with Children's Check, NDIS Worker Screening clearance, and appropriate COVID-19 Vaccination. One Door Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.
Interested to Apply?
To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 499639 Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Monday 8th June 2026. Please contact the person below for more information.
Tanya Boyle – Clinical Manager, Project Lead – Help aHead
Tanya.boyle@onedoor.org.au
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at hr@onedoor.org.au or via hr@mindaustralia.org.au
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