Associate Nurse Unit Manager

The Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) provides dedicated mental health care to young people aged 12-25 in Melbourne's north and west, along with their families, carers, supporters and kin.

Operating at sites across Melbourne's north and west PYMHWS is Victoria's first standalone public mental health service built exclusively around young people's needs.

This means every decision – from the front desk to the boardroom – centres on what young people need.

Working in partnership with Orygen, PYMHWS combines world-leading research, clinical excellence and dedicated governance to deliver seamless, person-centred care. Our singular focus on youth means we're not just providing mental health care - we're reimagining how it's experienced, accessed, and delivered.

Building on Orygen's pioneering legacy, PYMHWS will maintain clinical excellence while Orygen continues as an essential partner providing research and innovation.

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**Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM)

Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service
Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)
Permanent Ongoing | Full or Part Time 0.8 – 1.0 EFT |

Cherry Creek
Utilise your Mental Health nursing skills to provide recovery-oriented care to young people in custody, within a new voluntary Mental Health Unit.**

• Permanent Ongoing | Full or Part Time role (minimum of 0.8 EFT)
• Based in Little River at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct, River Unit
• Salary Packaging | Monthly ADO | 5 weeks Annual Leave

About Us
Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)
is Victoria's newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges.

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne's north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.

The Opportunity
The Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS) team provides specialist youth mental health care in custodial settings (Parkville and Cherry Creek sites) to young people and their families/carers.

PYMHWS and Youth Justice staff work collaboratively to support young people voluntarily admitted to the new Mental Health Unit (River Unit) at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Custodial Precinct.

We're excited for an enthusiastic and passionate ANUM to join our amazing team at River Unit. This key leadership position supports young people in CCYJP who are admitted on a voluntary basis. Develop your clinical mental health skills within a first-of-its-kind voluntary eight bed forensic mental health unit.

Why Join PYMHWS?

• Be part of building a legacy for youth mental health in Victoria
• Work alongside passionate, visionary leaders in a values-led organisation
• Salary packaging options, up to $11,600 tax free earnings
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO for full time employees
• Employee wellbeing focused, access to EAP
• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

About The Role
The ANUM works closely with the NUM to assist with efficient operation of the clinical environment, workforce management and ensuring clinical standards to achieve a high quality of service delivery. Assume responsibilities in the absence of the NUM.

The role incorporates 1:1 therapeutic time with young people, unsupervised clinical practice, consumer-advocacy, collaborative bed and unit management, research, supervision and mentorship/preceptorship and facilitation of groups.

What You'll Do

• Primary point of contact for clinical issues and a resource for staff on each shift
• Deliver evidence-based nursing care to young people in custody across a 24/7 rotating roster
• Provide specialist mental health nursing interventions, and effectively manage critical incidents and emergency situations
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based interventions
• Deliver mental health nursing care from a Strengths-Based, Recovery-Focused framework
• Engage in 1:1 therapeutic work, clinical practice, advocacy, group facilitation, and mentorship/preceptorship

About You
Bachelor's degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent, or Bachelor Degree in Nursing.

Post-graduate qualification in Mental Health

Comprehensive experience in in the application of clinical and nursing practice in youth mental health including risk assessment, mental state assessment, psychoeducation, care coordination, ideally in an acute or subacute inpatient setting.

Ability to deliver personalised psycho-social care beyond the traditional medical model to facilitate recovery of young people.

Demonstrated commitment to the recovery approach in mental health treatment and support, with a focus on working collaboratively with consumers and families/carers to promote self-determination and enable progress towards reaching consumers personal recovery goals.

Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're looking to be part of something truly meaningful—we'd love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, contact
Priti Jaswal, NUM
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.