Registered Nurse - Mental Health

Registered Nurse - Mental Health

Serco is a place where you can grow
Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across ASPAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Employee wellness and assistance programs
• Flexible work arrangements
• Opportunities for career progression within a global organization

Make an impact at Serco
As a Registered Nurse - Mental Health, you will play a key role in providing high-quality mental health care to inmates at Acacia Prison. You will conduct health assessments, provide case management, and offer support to patients with diagnosed mental health conditions. Working in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure the safety and well-being of both inmates and staff. This is a full-time, permanent role based in Wooroloo, WA.

As a Registered Nurse - Mental Health in the Health team, you’ll make a positive impact by:

• Conducting comprehensive mental health assessments for patients.
• Creating and implementing care plans in collaboration with other health professionals.
• Managing patients with complex mental health needs, ensuring quality care.
• Facilitating access to pharmacotherapy and other treatments for mental health.
• Working closely with custodial staff to ensure safety and security during crisis situations.
• Providing education and consultation to peers on mental health management strategies.

Serco is a place for you
You are a compassionate and skilled nurse with a strong background in mental health care. You have experience working in a mental health setting and are committed to providing patient-centered care in a correctional environment. You excel in collaboration, have excellent communication skills, and can adapt to the unique challenges of working in a high-security facility.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• A minimum of two years of clinical experience in a mental health setting.
• Strong clinical knowledge of mental health issues and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Cultural awareness and understanding of diverse patient needs.
• Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal forms.

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. If you like the look of the role, we’d love to hear from you.

As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco’s services span across the areas of justice, migration, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility.

In joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals.

Please note:

• This position carries trust and responsibility. To support this, a comprehensive probity assessment, including a Federal Police Check, is a key part of the selection process for this role.
• Our team members in this role must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our team. Please take this requirement into account when applying.

For help with your application or questions about the role, please contact me, Karis Daniele Talent Acquisition Consultant, on 0419 727 433 or karis.daniele@serco-ap.com.  

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?
At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, maritime, justice, immigration, and community services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

By joining Serco, you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco.