Mental Health Nurse

Victoria, BC
On-site
Posted Oct 25, 2026
1 position

$62–$68 / hour

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Employment type: Part-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Apply by: Nov 1, 2026
Posting language: English
Working hours: 23 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, develop and monitor individualized treatment plans, and provide evidence-based mental health interventions and counselling to Canadian Armed Forces members. Support medication education, crisis care, deployment-related health activities, interdisciplinary coordination, employment recommendations, and mental health outreach.

Job details

About Calian At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government. We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team. Job Type: Part Time Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members. Position Overview Calian Health is seeking a part-time (22.5 hours/week) Mental Health Nurse with interest and experience in treating the military population, operational trauma and occupational health. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, you would provide Mental Health Nursing services to Canadian Armed Forces members in their exclusive outpatient clinic located at CFB Esquimalt, BC. Responsibilities Conducting bio-psychosocial assessments and developing individualized treatment plans with the Canadian Forces Member Providing direct client care and interventions based on the treatment plan consistent with the psychiatric illness and diagnosis in the DSM V Monitoring client progress, evaluating the treatment plan, and revising the treatment plan based on the clients’ progress Providing supportive counselling using evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Strengths Perspectives, and Motivational Interviewing Designing, revising, and providing psycho-educational sessions relaxation training, stress management, and anger management to individuals and groups Providing and supporting health education for members, their support networks, and others associated with their care Monitoring medications for therapeutic responses and provide client education on medications including purpose, proper administration, intended effects, and side effects Providing brief interventions to clients in acute distress and ensure the client has full access to internal and external health care services Participating in inter-disciplinary team meetings related to clinical care and service delivery by presenting the clients’ case and providing status updates Completing deployment related health activities, such as pre-deployment or enhanced post-deployment interviews Providing recommendations to the clients’ primary care provide on employment limitations based on the clinic interpretation of the clients’ health status Communicating and liaising with other health care professionals and service agencies such as Veteran’s Affairs Canada and Military Family Resource Centres Distributing local outreach material such as Mental Health awareness material to bases and units Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a recognized college or university A certificate in Mental Health Nursing or certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the Canadian Nursing Association, or A Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing or a Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing Degree form a recognized university 3 years of experience within the last 5 years in nursing practice performing a variety of mental health nursing activities such as supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy, counselling, and crisis intervention or management in an adult community setting to clients suffering from mental illnesses or psycho-social difficulties. A Registered Nurse license from the provincial college in the province of practice Current certification or willingness to obtain CPR Level C with AED Additional Requirements You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level Compensation range: $62-68/hr AI Usage Disclosure At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team. Security clearances A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position. Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirement and process.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires a nursing bachelor's degree with a mental health or psychiatric nursing qualification, or a bachelor's degree in psychiatric nursing, and an active provincial Registered Nurse license. Applicants must have at least three years of relevant mental health nursing experience within the past five years, and current or obtainable CPR Level C with AED certification; they must also be eligible for Reliability-level government security clearance.