1. Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), North Adelaide (5006)
2. Salary
3. Classification - RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3 - $121,537 to $126,970
4. Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 30 Mar 2025)
About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the CAMHS Connect (Triage) team as a Nurse Consultant, where you will be responsible for:
5. Provides clinical leadership and mental health expertise within the team via a telephone based therapeutic triage assessment, generating a collaborative future treatment plan for clients accessing the CAMHS services.
6. In partnership with other senior staff is responsible for day to day clinical leadership and organisation of CAMHS Connect.
7. Uses their knowledge and experience to ensure best practice standards are achieved in relation to entry into CAMHS and is available to consult with other staff within the team around complex clinical presentations.
8. Provides clinical supervision to level 2 staff.
9. Works collaboratively and in partnership with a broad range of government, non-government and private practitioners/service providers, consumers and carers.
10. Is accountable for the delivery of high quality care, which is consistent with the Department of Health & WCHN quality framework.
11. The Nurse Consultant accepts accountability for the outcomes of the team’s practices in CAMHS Connect, for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy and developing team performance and a positive work culture in the interest of patient/client outcomes.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
12. Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate, enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice.
13. Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
14. Demonstrated competence in delivering proficient and comprehensive mental health nursing assessment and direct clinical services to children, young people and their families experiencing complex, acute or chronic mental illness/ trauma or a wide range of emotional and behavioural disturbance.
15. Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
16. Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
17. Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines.
18. Demonstrated ability to foster a workplace environment that develops staff potential
What WCHN Can Offer You
19. Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
20. Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
21. Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
22. Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
23. Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program
You may be eligible for financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas. Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.
About Us
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:
24. specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
25. state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
26. community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
27. specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.
Want to know more about WCHN opportunities? to discover how you can Realise your Potential and join one of the many teams at the Women’s and Children’s Network to make positive change in our community.
Special Conditions
To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the or if you are an international applicant, check out the .
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Enquiries
Diana Grigoryan
Phone: 8161 9034
Position: Admin Coordinator
E-mail:
Application Closing Date : 5 /12/2024 – 11:55pm
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