About the role

Are you a Mental Health professional with a passion for providing exceptional services and seeking a diverse role with a leading regional hospital? Latrobe Regional Health are now recruiting for Registered and Enrolled Nurses to join our team.

We are looking for dedicated professionals to join our team to provide high quality, safe clinical services within the Unit, ensuring the achievement of quality patient outcomes are in line with LRH clinical and customer service standards.

About you

Ideal candidates for the role will have:

• Registered or Enrolled Nurse with a Mental Health qualification.
• Current AHPRA registration.
• Ability to demonstrate expertise in mental health and clinical skills.
• Available to work over a 7-day rotating roster.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team supporting and complementing skill mix.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.
• Up to $10,000 incentive payments may be available (to eligible candidates) to support relocation (paid as a reimbursement for travel costs, removalists, accommodation, visa application fees and more). The Victorian Government has allocated funds to support rural and regional Area Mental Health Services to provide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill. The new workforce relocation and incentive grants program is being administered by Rural Agency Workforce Victoria (RWAV).

More information for eligibility requirements click here

Interested, but want more information? Please contact Nicole Erskine, Nurse Unit Manager Flynn on (03) 5173 8257 or [email protected] using the subject line: Registered / Enrolled Nurse - Flynn enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential discussion.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, a larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to Apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website: www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey by submitting your application.

Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume. We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and all staff employed in the Victorian healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for three (3) doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.