Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (38 Hours per week)

Position Classification: Registered Nurse

Remuneration: $81,748 - $114,771 per annum + Superannuation

Location: Community Mental Health Services

Requisition ID: REQ700772

Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales.Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.

About the Role

Community Mental Health Services provide a range of services designed to help support the recovery and help consumer stay well in the community. The team provide specialist services for young people, children and families, adults, and older people. Community mental health services include a specialist Aboriginal Mental Health Team, bilingual mental health workers and Peer Support Workers. Our main sites are at Canterbury, Croydon, Camperdown, Marrickville, and Redfern Community Health Services. The role will be based at Camperdown.

The Community Mental Health / Older People’s Mental Health Team model of care states: The “Community Older People’s Mental Health Team” (OPMH Team) is a specialty service of the community mental health system. OPMH Team provide a range of clinical services including intake, assessment, consultation, treatment and care coordination. Care coordination is the main component of this model of care and includes extended care coordination, targeted packages of care and short term care coordination.

Consumers under the care of OPMH Teams will either have:

• Short term interventions and may be discharged or referred back to their GPs or other treatment providers after a period of weeks or months.
• A period of treatment as recommended by evidence based practices.

For more information, view the Position Description

Ideal Candidate

• Current nursing registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated competencies to provide contemporary mental health practice.
• Current NSW Driver's Licence (P1 and P2 Licence acceptable).

Benefits and Perks

• Monthly Accrued Day Off
• Paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging, Novated Leasing & Meal Entertainment allowance, visit SalaryPackagingPlus
• Upskill with free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) confidential counselling for staff and their families
• Annual influenza vaccination on us!
• Discounted Fitness Passport membership and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

For more information, visit SLHD Benefits

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2026_004).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit:https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

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For enquiries, please contact Lillian Findlay via email at [email protected]

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Applications Close: 25 October 2026

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