Clinical Nurse Educator, Mental Health

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Northern Health Full time
Overview

Clinical Nurse Educator, Mental Health role at Northern Health.

Employment Type: On Going Full Time (FT)

Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)

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.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Clinical Nurse Educator to join the Broadmeadows Adult Inpatient Unit.

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.

About Mental Health Division

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria. Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.

We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

About the Role

The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is a senior Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN 4) based on an inpatient unit.

The CNE is pivotal to developing clinical nursing skills and promoting advanced standards of practice in recovery focused Mental Health Nursing in the area of acute psychiatric care.

The CNE will provide sound clinical leadership and have the ability to be a role model for all clinical staff.

The CNE will provide a consultancy service regarding specialist programs within the mental health inpatient unit.

Clinically based, this important role will provide a clinical teaching framework and plan for each unit within the educator's area of responsibility.

The CNE will be primarily responsible for the effective facilitation and provision of in-service education, Graduate, Postgraduate and RN/EN Transition Programs, Undergraduate Program and continuing education programs, for all nurses at the unit level.

Qualifications
  • Registration as a registered nurse under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
  • Bachelor Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent, or Bachelor Degree in Nursing plus a Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.
  • Minimum five (5) years of post-registration experience working in variety of public acute mental health settings.

If you don\'t check every single box, we still want to hear from you We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter.

Next Steps

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Tamara Cannan, Program Manager -

Applications close Monday 8 September 2025.

Benefits
  • Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new Thrive program
  • Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
  • An inclusive and culturally safe space
  • Access to salary packaging, EAP, our online library and onsite car parking

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.

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