Employment Type: 12 months fixed term maternity cover from 5 January 2027 to 5 January 2028 - 0.8 FTE

Hours: 64 hours fortnight, rotating Roster

Salary: RPN Grade 2 Yr 1-Yr 8

Location: Mother Baby Unit, Werribee Mercy Hospital

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: Carmen Kong (NUM) Ckong@mercy.com.au

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the Mother Baby Unit 

The Werribee MBU is a 6-bed, 6-cot inpatient facility specialising in perinatal mental health. The unit supports women experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental health challenges and focuses on strengthening parenting capacity and the mother-infant relationship. 

The multidisciplinary team includes psychiatrists, psychiatric registrars, psychologists, maternal and child health nurses, clinical nurse specialists, postgraduate-trained nursing staff, a Nurse Unit Manager, and other allied health professionals. 

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality, recovery-oriented mental health nursing care 
• Support mother-infant bonding and parenting skills development 
• Collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary team 
• Contribute to treatment planning, risk assessments, and documentation 
• Participate in quality improvement and reflective clinical practice 
• Demonstrated commitment to holistic, family-centred care 
• Excellent clinical, organisational, time management, and communication skills 
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team 
• Availability for shift work, including nights

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse 
• Postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent 
• Experience in mental health settings (Adult, Perinatal, or Infant Mental Health preferred) 
• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.