Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 1) - Safeguards

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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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Sydney Local Health District
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REQ581829 Requisition #
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (38 hours per week) up to August 2026
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $2,428.59 - $2,478.29 per week + annual leave loading + 11.5% Superannuation
Location: Concord Centre for Mental Health
Requisition ID: REQ581829
  

Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.

  

About the Role

Concord Centre for Mental Health is committed to improving mental health for people and our communities by providing quality mental health services in partnership with consumers, families and service providers by providing quality healthcare, delivery of safe appropriate care, ensuring access to services, supporting our workforce, and working closely with the local community to manage the changing demand for services. 

Safeguards is a specific multi-disciplinary program within community CAMHS that provides early and brief therapeutic intervention for children and young people (0-17) experiencing acute mental health distress. This team is a community based across SLHD and provides in partnership with other service providers a rapid, mobile, and flexible evidence-based mental health and systemic intervention to resolve mental health crisis.
  
This may include individual, family, parenting and group therapy, and collaboration with wider systems such educational, community and non-government services. This team operates 7 days/week with extended hours, and will respond to young people in their schools, homes and communities and in hospital -based setting (EDs/Wards), through face to face, phone appointments.
   
For more information, please view the Position Description
  

We are looking for a maternity relief position to cover our Clinical Nurse Consultant for around 12 months.

If you are a friendly, passionate, hardworking, dedicated and experienced nurse with a background in child and adolescent mental health  with a sense of humor then please don't hesitate to apply today!

    

Ideal Candidate

  • Current nursing registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) and 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience.
  • Holds approved postgraduate qualifications relevant to the specialty or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate.
  • Proven ability to consult, review, and develop, both new and existing policies and procedures within the child and adolescent mental health speciality.
      

    Benefits and Perks!

    • Accrued Day Off each month,  paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
    • Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus  
    • Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
    • Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
    • Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.
    • The ability to use the Concord Hospital Staff Gym 

    This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

     

    Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health 

    This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

     

    SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

                

    Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

       

    Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards

     

    For more information about SLHD please visit Working With Us

     

    To further connect with us, check us out on LinkedIn

       

    For enquiries, please contact Stephen Ho via email at stephen.ho@health.nsw.gov.au

     

    Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now!


    Applications Close: 6 July 2025

     

    For Applicant Support and Information, visit ‘Applicant Information’

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