Location: Nedlands
Unit/Division: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services > 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 contract will also be considered.
We have immediate vacancies in our Eating Disorders Service.
About Eating Disorders Service:
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides comprehensive mental health services to children and adolescents from birth to 18 years following a holistic and patient-centered approach.
Our Eating Disorders Services (EDS) provide assessment, consultation, and treatment services for young people who present with symptoms of an eating disorder, and their families. We provide inpatient in-reach, and outpatient intervention through various models of care including family-based therapy and parent-focused education and support. EDS offers nursing medical clinics, outpatient day programs, and consultation liaison with CAMHS clinics across the state.
About the Role:
We are seeking enthusiastic Clinical Nurses with experience, knowledge, and skills in eating disorders to deliver high-quality nursing services in the Eating Disorder Service day program, medical clinic, triage, in-reach, and other duties as required.
What you will bring:
1. Preferably 3 or more years of experience as a Registered Nurse; applicants with differing work and lived experience may also be considered.
2. Experience working with children and adolescents is preferred.
3. Experience working with clients with eating disorders is preferred.
4. Demonstrated ability to supervise others and provide clinical knowledge to enable staff in delivering quality patient care.
5. A keen interest to upskill your clinical and leadership skills.
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:
1. Review the attached Job Description Form, and provide a statement addressing how you meet Essential Criteria 3, 5 & 6, in no more than 3 pages.
2. A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience.
3. Evidence of current registration by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (Essential Criteria 1)
4. Provide the names and email contact details of two professional referees, they should be a current or recent previous (within the last 2 years) Line Manager. Please note we do not accept colleagues as a professional reference.
Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.
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.
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.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 10 March 2026.
About our CAMHS Directorates:
* Community CAMHS: 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: The Specialist Services and Day Programs consist of Complex Attention and Hyperactivity Disorder Service, Multisystemic Therapy, Pathways, and Touchstone.
* Acute CAMHS: 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. CAHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disabilities to work with us.
For Assistance: including any adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START) service via email: CAHS.TalentAcquisition@health.wa.gov.au
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