Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health
Location: Perth Metropolitan
Unit/Division: Child and Adolescent Health Service > Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Work Type: Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time
This is a recruitment pool for permanent full-time and part-time appointments.
Fixed term contracts will also be considered. About Our Team:
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Western Australia offer support, advice, and treatment to children and adolescents from birth to 18 years who are experiencing mental health challenges.
CAHS helps children grow and thrive and we offer these same opportunities to the nurses who join our team.
Our team-oriented approach allows for extensive clinical upskilling and leadership development opportunities for nurses of all levels.
About the Role:
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will lead and enable nursing staff to provide comprehensive and evidence-based nursing care to patients.
You will use your problem-solving and therapeutic skills to influence, manage, and coordinate patient care, as well as provide clinical leadership and consultancy to other health professionals in the broader multidisciplinary team.
You will lead quality improvement and risk management initiatives and contribute to standards and policies.
What you will bring: Preferably 5 or more years of experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse; applicants with differing work and lived experience may also be considered.Specialist nursing experience relevant to the service area of preference (e.g., Community-based services, Acute Inpatient, Outpatient Day Program).Experience working with children and adolescents is preferred.Demonstrated leadership ability and the ability to provide specialized knowledge as an education resource to patients, families, and other health professionals.Advanced problem-solving and therapeutic skills that influence, manage, and coordinate patient care.Registration as a Registered Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia is required. How to Apply:
We welcome your application via the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of this page.
Your application should contain the following:
Select your preferred Service Area in response to our question within the application form.Answer the following questions that relate to the selection criteria on the Job Description Form, using no more than 500 words for each question:A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience.Evidence of current registration by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.Provide the names and email contact details of two professional referees, who should be a current or recent previous (within the last 2 years) Line Manager.Role-related questions: We encourage you to contact Melanie Harry at ****** or by phone at 0408 975 330 with any specific questions related to this role.
Eligibility to Apply:
Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.
Visa sponsorship for eligible international applicants that meet immigration requirements may also be considered.
This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check.
For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au.
Other Conditions:
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility.
WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process.
About our CAMHS Directorates: Community CAMHS: Offers mental health assessment and multidisciplinary intervention for children and young people up to the age of 18 years.Specialist Services and Day Programs: Consists of Complex Attention and Hyperactivity Disorder Service, Multisystemic Therapy, Pathways, and Touchstone.Acute CAMHS: Based at Perth Children's Hospital, has a mental health inpatient unit (Ward 5A), Paediatric Psychiatric Inpatient In-Reach Team (PPIRT), Eating Disorder Service, and Gender Diversity Service.Our values:
To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence, and Accountability.
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