Registered Nurse - Mental Health

• Supportive team environment
• Full time, part time, and casual positions available
• Experience in Perinatal Mental Health, Midwifery or Maternal and Child Health Nursing required

Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, and a passion for delivering high quality patient care? Northpark Private Hospital is looking to employ a Registered Nurse for their Early Parenting Unit. Suitable applicants with the right clinical background are encouraged to apply.

As a Registered Nurse or Midwife your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver evidence-based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and Assistants in Nursing (AINs) to deliver patient care
• Deliver education and support to individuals/patients for the management of their health recovery, rehabilitation or end of life needs

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Nurse or Midwife ready to assume the role of Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife in our Early Parenting Unit? 

Northpark Private is a 132-bed hospital located in the rapidly developing Northern Corridor of Melbourne and is operated by Healthscope, a leading provider of private healthcare in Australia. We specialise in Mental Health Services including general psychiatry, older persons and early parenting support as well as Obstetrics and surgical services. 

Northpark’s Early Parenting Unit was established in 1997, and formerly known as the Mother Baby Unit. The unit has a long-standing reputation for service excellence providing individualised care, and the name change was delivered to align with the diversity amongst families welcomed on the Unit.

The Early Parenting Unit offers both outpatient day programs as well as a residential inpatient stay for families who require support following the arrival of a new baby and throughout their first year. 

Our unit is staffed by a highly qualified team of:  Paediatricians; Psychiatrists; Midwives; Nurses; Psychologists, and Social Workers who have extensive experience supporting families and their infants. 

We are seeking multiple nurses or midwives to take on permanent and casual Registered Nurse/Midwife positions available. 

Essential Criteria:

• Current Registration with AHPRA

   

• Working with Children check (if relevant)
• Commitment to Quality Patient Care
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Sound clinical decision making and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Works well independently and within a team
• Basic computer skills

Applications close: 29th May, 2026

For further enquiries: Lisa Hutchings (Mental Health Services Manager) 03 9468 0707 lisa.hutchings@healthscope.com.au

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.