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 Enrolled Nurses to join the Enrolled Nurse Transition to Mental Health Nursing Program.

About Northern Health:
Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:
Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

Northern Health’s mission is to train our future workforce and support professional development to enter into the field of mental health nursing. The Enrolled Nurse Transition to Mental Health Nursing Program enables Enrolled Nurses to Transition into Mental Health Nursing Practice while having the additional support of experienced nurses in the field. Northern Health is looking for enthusiastic Enrolled Nurses (EN) who have recently graduated or are currently working as an EN and wish to transition into the field of mental health nursing.

Mental Health is a specialised field and newly qualified ENs wanting to move into Mental Health Nursing field may find it difficult to get an opportunity to work in a Mental Health setting. If this applies to you our 12-month program provides a great opportunity to expand on your nursing knowledge and enable you to get a foot in the door of this specialised field of Nursing.

About the Role:
This 12-month program requires you to work in one of our Adult and Aged In-patient units, or Community Mental Health Services and Community Care Units while being supported to enable professional growth including clinical skill consolidation achieved by planned activities throughout the program. You will work

• Within the EN scope of practise and provide excellent standards of patient care
• in clinical settings with multidisciplinary teams
• Follow the policies and procedures of Northern Health when performing nursing interventions and procedures

We're dedicated to becoming a fantastic workplace and healthcare facility. We have committed to strengthening our organisational culture for the long term by following our values safe kind together in everything we do and offering great leadership, training, and opportunities to Speak Up safety and for one another.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A Current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) are a new or experienced Enrolled Nurse who is interested in mental health nursing and planning to open their horizon to additional learning opportunities.
• Well-developed verbal and non-verbal communication 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 Olanike Adesina on 0437 307 589

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, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• 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 LGBTIQ+, 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.