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About the Role

Permanent Full Time & Part Time ANM positions available in children's mental health - Monash Children's Hospital

The Oasis ANM is a clinical role responsible for clinical outcomes under the direction of the Consultant Psychiatrist and the Nurse Manager.

The ANM is committed to teamwork, respect and collaborates to provide excellent and accountable high quality, recovery orientated nursing practice and service delivery for all patients and their families/carers. You will also work collaboratively with the various components of the ELMHS service

The ANM supports, supervises, mentors and coaches the mental health Registered and Enrolled Nurses in delivering support and holistic nursing care to patients and families during crisis and transition periods of their mental illness, considering the persons, physical, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural needs.

What You Bring

• Relevant Postgraduate Qualifications in Mental Health 
• Current clinical mental health nursing experience  
• An advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles  
• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 rotating roster 

You Are Also

• Well respected & highly regarded by peers & colleagues
• Have exceptional communication & superior time management skills
• Have a genuine passion in mental health & nursing management

About You

You are an experienced Mental Health Clinician. Previous experience within child mental health nursing, and familiarity with milieu therapy is desirable but this is a great opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge in this area if you do not have this experience

You also have excellent communication skills and are able to work well with young people, related services and their families within the multidisciplinary team setting.

The role provides the enviable opportunity to develop your capabilities of working within a diverse Early in Life Mental Health Setting (ELMHS); and extending your knowledge and skills at liaising with external agencies.

In Return 

Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to provide mental health services and support to children, young people and their families/carers experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health problems. Ours is also a highly skilled, passionate and collaborative team working closely with our community teams and external agencies in our unwavering pursuit of excellent in mental health for young people and their families. 

There is no better time to join us and here’s just a few reasons why:

• Purpose built inpatient unit located within the Monash Children’s Hospital
• Dyadic and family interventions used to achieve better outcomes for children and families 
• Leadership team fostering high performing talent and career progression 
• Lots of benefits including access to salary packaging options increasing your take-home pay, onsite subsidised staff car parking, gym on certain sites, uniform and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 

About OASIS

The Oasis Child Neuropsychiatry Inpatient Unit (Oasis) is a purpose built unit located in the Monash Children’s Hospital. Oasis provides specialist assessment and care planning for children aged up to 12 years, with neurodevelopmental disorders (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual Disability) and/or who show severe or complex psychiatric, behavioural and developmental symptoms that indicate need for a short term inpatient service.

All children admitted to the unit are accompanied by parent /carer who remain throughout the admission.

Oasis is a multi-disciplinary unit that provides a range of consultation services, brief emergency admissions, and planned assessment admissions. The unit is part of the network of infant, child and youth mental health services (ICFYMHS) situated across metropolitan and regional Victoria. Patient care is carefully planned and managed through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure an integrated and effective service, tailored to the individual needs of each child, family and carer. Oasis is a centre for excellence with an active clinical and research program that integrates and enhances knowledge from psychiatry, paediatrics, neurology, endocrinology, and other specialist medical and allied health services.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Matthew Parker on 0400 144 884

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare

values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 27 February 2026