| Occupation Title | REGISTERED NURSE (MENTAL HEALTH) |
| ANZSCO Code | 254422 |
| Occupations in this Group | 254411 Nurse Practitioner 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) 254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health) 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) 254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) 254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) 254418 Registered Nurse (Medical) 254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) 254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health) 254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative) 254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical) 254499 Registered Nurses nec |
| Description | Provides nursing care to patients with mental health illness, disorder and dysfunction, and those experiencing emotional difficulties, distress and crisis in health, welfare and aged care facilities, correctional services and the community. Registration or licensing is required. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Alternative Title | Psychiatric Nurse |
| Occupation List | Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| Caveats | None |
| Tasks | -assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards |
| -working in consultation with other Health Professionals and members of health teams, and coordinating the care of patients | |
| -providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitoring responses to treatment and care plan | |
| -promoting health and assisting in preventing ill health by participating in health education and other health promotion activities | |
| -answering questions and providing information to patients and families about treatment and care | |
| -supervising and coordinating the work of Enrolled Nurses and other health care workers | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council |
| Related Occupations | 254411 Nurse Practitioner |
| 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | |
| 254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | |
| 254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health) | |
| 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | |
| 254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | |
| 254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | |
| 254418 Registered Nurse (Medical) | |
| 254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | |
| 254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | |
| 254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical) | |
| 254499 Registered Nurses nec | |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | Proficient English (e.g. IELTS: at least 7 in each skill) |