Alfred Health
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- Fixed term (12 month contract)
- Full Time - 80 hrs + Monthly ADO
- Salary Package: $100k - $112k + Superannuation
- Based at St Kilda Road Community Mental Health Services
The Department
The newly integrated Adult and Older Adult Service combines AMAH Adult Community Mental Health and Caulfield Aged and Liaison Psychiatry Services to provide comprehensive, person-centred support for adults and older adults. We offer a wide range of therapeutic, addiction, trauma-informed, and family violence services.
In line with the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health recommendations and the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, we are expanding our services to provide specialized expertise and broad-spectrum care, including pathways for substance use, rehabilitation, recovery, and trauma-focused care.
Our approach focuses on integrated treatment, education, peer support, care planning, and navigation, supporting individuals at every stage of their recovery journey.
You’ll have the opportunity to work in areas such as:
- Navigations and Continuing Care: Brief Intervention, Access and Intake, CMHT, Physical Health, and Family Services
- Adult Rehabilitation and Recovery: MSTS, CCU, PARC, HOPS, and SECU
- Aged/Older Adult Mental Health: MAPS, Caulfield Hospital Community Liaison, and inpatient units
- Wellbeing and Therapeutic Services: Psychological Trauma and Capacity Building initiatives
Join us in reshaping mental health care with compassionate, specialised support to create meaningful change for our community.
The Role
A Community Transition to speciality practice Mental Health Nursing position has been established to provide opportunities for nurses moving from a psychiatric inpatient unit into a community mental health setting. It is a twelve-month structured and supported program enabling a mental health nurse to build on knowledge, skills and confidence relevant to community mental health nursing. A transition to speciality practice nurse will work within a multidisciplinary team and in partnership with individuals/families/carers/networks working towards recovery goals. This program offers protected time with a caped case load to enable work with a mentor, ongoing education and clinical supervision.
Skills
The 12 month program will focus on development of core skill:
- Specialist community mental health nursing skills
- Advanced assessment skills
- Family consultation
- Psychosocial and therapeutic interventions
Benefits
Portable long service leave from other public health services, Fitness Passport (Discounted subscription membership at numerous gyms across Melbourne), Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment, Located close to public transport and cafes, Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - Wellbeing initiatives, car parking (subject to availability), onsite gym and childcare services nearby at The Alfred, access to salary packaging, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, include your resume and cover letter.
All enquiries to Val Grueva (Manager CCT) on ph: 9076 9849
Applications close: 11pm AEST, Friday 20th June 2025
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au