Registered Nurse - Mental Health Rehabilitation Team & PEIPOD

Job Description:

Role title:  Registered Nurse - Community Mental Health Rehabilitation and PEIPOD (Year 1 - 8)

Role type:  Permanent full time

Department and location:  Community Mental Health, Level 3 O'Brien Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst

Salary:  $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 + super. 

Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney 

Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots. 

Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth. 

Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep. 

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here. 

About the role

The role is positioned within both the Community Mental Health Rehabilitation Service and the PEIPOD Service which sits under the Community Mental Health Service.

The Community Mental Health Rehabilitation team provide a trauma Informed, recovery orientated service to adults 18-65 with a diagnosed mental illness.

PEIPOD is a multidisciplinary early intervention service for young people 16-25 years of age with a recent onset of psychosis or a mood disorder. Both services aim to provide mental health, medical and psychosocial support based on individuals' needs by specialised, goal focused support for people to move forward with their life and their recovery.

• Provide assessment and psychological therapy, work collaboratively with young people across both the inpatient end community settings, and work in close partnership with local non-government organisations.
• Support with the metabolic management of consumers living with mental illness through the Community Mental Health Metabolic Clinic working alongside the Endocrinologist, Dietitian, Diabetes Educator and Exercise Physiologist.
• Deliver safe and effective physical health assessments, interventions and treatment for those with cardiometabolic and associated risk factors who are identified by the Community Mental Health Service.
• Hold a caseload of clients that have been referred to the Rehabilitation Team and the PEIPOD team and work in a case management capacity. 
• This role operates Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm based in The O'Brien Centre, St Vincent's Hospital -Darlinghurst Campus.

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About you

• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency.
• Unrestricted NSW Driver's Licence and willingness to drive to community appointments on shift. 
• Demonstrated knowledge and direct practice experience in the assessment and case management of people with mental illness, including risk assessment and utilising recovery-oriented interventions. 
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills as well as effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads within a complex mental health service.
• Demonstrated evidence of integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, critical thinking and analysis while working with clients experiencing complex needs including mental illness, homelessness and drug and alcohol use. 
• Demonstrated ability to carry out comprehensive physical health (including metabolic measures) and mental health assessment and carry out a care plan working within the multidisciplinary team.  
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and experience of the Mental Health Act 2007 NSW and understanding of the professional, legal and ethical responsibilities of a Registered Nurse. 

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What we can offer you 

• Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income.
• Seamless NSW Health Mobility: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements.
• World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
• Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives.
• Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
• Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care.
• Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships.
• Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations 

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Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity 

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. 

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 8 December 2026.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert. 

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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