Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Katoomba Community Health Centre
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ590117
Application Close: 14/08/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.

ABOUT US

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
NBMLHD Community Mental Health offers a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centres. Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person’s needs.
Join a dedicated team committed to making a real difference in the lives of individuals living with severe and enduring mental illness, and their carers. This role is focused on delivering optimal outcomes by advocating for best practices, promoting appropriate escalation of care, and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team.
You’ll be involved in the planning, implementation, assessment, and evaluation of patient care, all while championing the specific needs of diverse populations including Indigenous and multicultural communities during specialised procedures. Your professional standards will reflect ethical nursing practice and strong adherence to organisational policies, regulatory frameworks, and legislation.
If you’re passionate about person-centred care and thrive in an environment that values collaboration, advocacy, and clinical excellence, we encourage you to bring your expertise to a team that’s deeply committed to making a difference. Your dedication will be met with support, professional growth opportunities, and the chance to positively impact lives every single day.
Apply now and be part of a service where compassion meets capability.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.

• Current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA)
• Demonstrated skills in mental health and discipline specific assessments and interventions and experience working with people with severe and persistent mental illness
• Experience working in an Assertive Community Treatment Team and/or knowledge of the principles that guide service delivery within this model of practice
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate meaningfully with consumers and carers with a commitment and understanding of recovery principles in mental health service provision
• Demonstrated working knowledge of NSW Mental Health Act, 2007
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills including verbal, written, and good interpersonal skills
• Computer competence and literacy
• Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel
  Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.