Clinical Nurse Specialist-Head to Health Phone Service (530838d) Department of Health Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CMHW - Mental Health, A&D Directorate
Applications must be submitted by Sunday 05 January, 2025 11:55 PM AEST.
Award / Classification: Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Award, Registered Nurse, Grade 5
Employment type: Full Time, Part Time
Region: South
Location: 175 Collins St, Hobart
The Department of Health is seeking a highly self-motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist (Head to Health Phone Service) to join the Mental Health Services team located in Southern Tasmania.
The Role: Provide advice and information to callers of the Head to Health Phone Service, including consumers, carers, and health professionals, about mental health and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) services and supports. Complete mental health assessments over the phone using the Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) and refer individuals to appropriate services according to their identified level of care. Provide leadership, secondary consultation, case review, and assistance to other clinical and non-clinical team members. You will need: A minimum of two years post-graduate employment in a clinical area directly applicable to mental health services. Ability to build rapport to manage sensitive and difficult situations in an empathetic manner. Demonstrated capability to establish and maintain relationships and partnerships to improve outcomes for clients, carers, and internal and external stakeholders. Note: Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment: Multiple fixed-term full-time and part-time, day worker positions, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 30 June 2026. Hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Salary: $106,570 - $112,440 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022.
Benefits available to eligible candidates: Professional development and accelerated pathways. Excellent leave benefits: 20 days annual leave (pro rata), 20 days personal leave (pro rata), and study assistance leave if eligible. Fitness Passport – You and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family. Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse and possess a specialist tertiary graduate or post-graduate mental health/psychiatric nursing qualification; or completed, prior to the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary sector, an accredited hospital-based program that leads to registration as a psychiatric nurse by the relevant nurse regulatory authority within Australia, New Zealand, Canada, or the United Kingdom. Working with Vulnerable People Registration. Registration/licenses that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licenses remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
Current Driver's Licence. What it is like working at the Department of Health? Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence are the key values to work in the Department of Health. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
Review the Statement of Duties and consider if you meet the requirements. Speak to the Contact Officer if you have any questions. Submit your application including any additional documents as specified in each individual job vacancy notice.
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