Mental Health Nurse Credential Criteria

If you are a registered nurse practising within the mental health field in Australia, you may apply to be credentialed as a Mental Health Nurse. If your application is approved, you will be awarded a Credential that is valid for 3 years. The award means you are formally recognised by the ACMHN as a specialist mental health nurse and are entitled to use the title Mental Health Nurse (MHN).

To gain a credential, applicants must demonstrate that they:

    * Hold a current licence to practice as a registered nurse within Australia

    * Hold a recognised specialist / post graduate mental health nursing qualification or equivalent

    * Have had at least 12 months experience since completing specialist / postgraduate qualification OR have three years experience as a registered nurse working in mental health

    * Have been practicing within the last three years

    * Have acquired minimum continuing professional development points for education and practice

    * Are supported by two professional referees

    * Have completed a professional declaration agreeing to uphold the standards of the profession.

Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Credentialing Information

What is Credendialing?

Applying for a Mental Health Nurse Credentialing