Senior Mental Health Registered Nurse

Senior Mental Health Clinician (Registered Nurse) – Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry Team 

• Permanent part-time (32 hours per week) | Support your ideal work-life balance
• Work across Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals | Adult Mental Health  
• Culture of learning and improvement | Partner in care at a leading health service 

Eastern Health is one of Victoria's largest public health services. As a values-led, integrated service united by our Healthier Together promise, we deliver high-quality care, support and service to a broad and diverse community across Melbourne’s east and beyond.

About the role

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Mental Health Clinician (Grade 5 Mental Health Nurse) to join our Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry team. In this role, you will provide specialist mental health assessment, consultation and support across the acute hospital setting, while further developing your expertise in consultation-liaison psychiatry within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

This position is primarily based at Maroondah and Box Hill Hospitals, with occasional opportunities to support Consultation & Liaison teams across other Eastern Health sites. The role is worked across day shifts only, Monday to Friday, with weekend and public holiday shifts shared across the team on a rotating roster (approximately one weekend every 4-5 weeks).

What you’ll bring

• Current Division 1 registration with AHPRA
• Minimum 5 years’ experience across a range of mental health settings 

• Post-graduate qualifications relevant to mental health 

• Experience practicing at a Grade 4 or Grade 5 Registered Nurse level

• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, utilising well developed critical analysis skills to achieve efficiency and effectiveness 

• Extensive mental health clinical expertise and experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
• Knowledge and expertise in the field of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry 

What we offer 

Being part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts. We offer a range of benefits including:  

• Investment in your career through continuous learning, mentoring, professional development, and opportunities to progress into specialist, leadership or advanced practice pathways.   

• Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, study and professional development leave, and leave purchasing options. 

• Wellbeing support through fitness programs, confidential employee assistance services for you and your family, and 24/7 access to a range of support resources. 

• Financial incentives to help you make the most of your earnings, including salary packaging through Maxxia, novated leasing options, and employee discounts on health insurance, banking and more.  

Interested in joining us?  

If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we'd encourage you to apply and share what you can bring to the role.  

You must be eligible to work in Australia. Applications are reviewed as they are received, so we encourage early applications as the advertisement may close prior to the closing date. 

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application. Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, compliance with mandatory vaccination requirements, including annual influenza vaccination, and evidence of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases where required. 

Click here to view our Candidate Guide and learn more about our recruitment process. 

 Our commitments  

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability across the communities we serve and within our Eastern Health team. 

• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. 

• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture. 

• We are shaping a culture that delivers exceptional care for our community, and an exceptional experience for all the people who make it possible.  

Please click here to view the position description.

Contact Person: Catherine O'Halloran

Contact Number: 0448 815 376 

Contact Email: Catherine.O'Halloran@easternhealth.org.au  

Job Posting End Date: Friday 23 October 2026

Need help submitting your application? 
Contact the person listed in the advertisement or our Talent Acquisition team for support on (03) 9955 7555 (option 1) or talentacquisition@easternhealth.org.au, including discussing any adjustments you may require during the recruitment process. 

 
Our Values in Action 
Respect for all | Safe and welcoming | Partnering in care | Innovate, learn and lead