Consultation Liaison - Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
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- Clinical Nurse Consultant
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- REQ558599 Requisition #
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- 2 days ago Post Date
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Location: Nepean Mental Health Centre / Penrith Mental Health Centre
Remuneration: $66.50 - $67.83 per hour
Hours Per Week: 6
Requisition ID: REQ558599
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
The Nepean Mental Health Centre provides inpatient care for people experiencing acute mental health issues through the short-stay Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC), the Acute Mental Health Unit, Mental Health High Dependency Unit, and Older Persons Mental Health Unit. We support our Patients by linking them to case managers for ongoing treatment and support within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.
A Temporary Part Time Clinical Nurse Consultant position has opened up with Child & Adolescent Mental Health Team. You will provide leadership, advice and recommendations on all aspects of Child and Youth Mental Health Care and who will consult on matters relating to safe and appropriate Mental Health Care.
The successful incumbent will work collaboratively to provide safe, compassionate, person-centred Mental Health Care in collaboration with clients, patients, families, carers and multidisciplinary teams. Part of this role you will formulate and implement policy, guide practice development, and engage in education and research activities.
If this is the kind of working environment for you and the opportunities excite you, please apply now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
· Novated Leasing
· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
· Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse/Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel. Ability to travel within the LHD in accordance with the position.
- Minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least three years full time equivalent experience in child and youth mental health and post graduate qualifications in child and youth mental health or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate.
- Demonstrated ability to apply clinical expertise in patient-centred consultancy with the ability to work effectively both as a member of a multidisciplinary team and independently.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework to clinical practice.
- Demonstrated involvement in the development/change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence-based research.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning.
- Demonstrated skills in clinical teaching, experience in the development of specialty education programs, and competency in the use of contemporary information systems.
- Evidence of consistent demonstration of behaviours that reinforce the CORE values of NSW Health with all stakeholders including colleagues, clients, patients and their families.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Alana Giffin on Alana.Longford@health.nsw.gov.au
