Clinical Lead, CNC Gde 2 - Mental Health Acute Access - Location Negotiable

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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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REQ559861 Requisition #

Employment Type
: Permanent Full Time
Location: Negotiable
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 2
Remuneration: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ559861
Applications Close:  20 March 2025
Interview Information: Scheduled within 10 days of closing

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern.

What we offer

•    Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
•    Corporate Health and Fitness program
•    11.5% Superannuation on top of your gross income
•    Annual Leave Loading

Where you'll be working
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city, enviable lifestyles and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. Canberra or Sydney is just a short drive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of a big city. Connect easily and quickly with the world through the Canberra International Airport, or Sydney domestic and International Airport with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away. Imagine Rural  - Southern NSW Local Health District

What you'll be doing
Provides a complex person-centred expert clinical consultancy service for individuals, carers and other health care professionals with the Mental Health specialty to provide a people focused, evidenced based, quality clinical consultancy service in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team with a focus on harm minimisation.


Selection Criteria

  1. Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with at least 5 years full time equivalent postgraduate experience with at least 3 year's fulltime equivalent experience in the provision of Mental Health services and a breadth of knowledge and expertise in contemporary practices in Mental Health. In addition, tertiary nursing qualification in Mental Health or current enrolment or commitment to enrol in an approved postgraduate course with in the next 12 months is mandatory.
  2. Demonstrated advanced skills in mental health clinical assessments and management planning and care plans and working knowledge of NSW Mental Health Act 2007.
  3. Demonstrated skills and ability to conduct and apply scientific research and evidence-based practice to the workplace with the ability to critically, problem solve and link outcomes to the principles of continuous quality improvement in the Mental Health specialty field.
  4. Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and computer skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
  5. Proven clinical leadership and clinical supervision capabilities with the ability to provide consultant advice, education and support to individuals, their families, MH clinicians and other health professionals.
  6. Proven ability to develop, implement, present and evaluate education, clinical procedures and policies to multidisciplinary teams.
  7. Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.


Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015.
 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see 
www.immi.gov.au

Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe.  We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.

Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager below should you require assistance.

If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/



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 Tracy Bolton on Tracy.Bolton@health.nsw.gov.au or phone: 0428 677 063.

The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

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