Address- Women's and Children's Health Network - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
- Clinical Nurse/Midwife - North Adelaide 5006
- Salary - $84,870 - $107,279 - Full Time - Ongoing/ Permanent - RN/M2C
On top of this, as an employee of Women's and Children's Health Network, you will have access to Salary Sacrifice benefits with MAXXIA which allows for generous salary sacrifice arrangements each FBT year as a special benefit for employees of the local Health Networks. A Meal Entertainment allowance per FBT year can also be salary sacrificed out of your pre-tax income to cover costs over and above the Everyday living expenses benefit.
Overview
The Women's & Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state's leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA's largest maternity and obstetric service.
Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, statewide and hospital-based services for perinatal women.
Join our 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.
The Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified RN/M2C Clinical Nurse/Midwife to join the CAMHS - Consultation Liaison Service team working in a full-time ongoing/ permanent role.
CAMHS Consultation Liaison support children with:
- Psychological, behavioural and relational problems associated with a medical illness, injury or disability which severely impacts on the medical issue and overall functioning
- Physical or somatic symptoms where psychological issues are suspected to contribute to the presentations, including functional disorders and medically unexplained signs and symptoms
- Psychiatric illness within the medical setting
- Complex neurodevelopmental disorders and disability
The CAMHS Clinical Nurse/Midwife duties include;
- Provide nursing and/or midwifery services in a variety of health service settings which has been consolidated by experience and/or further study with staff at this level developing from competent to proficient practitioners
- Accepts accountability for their own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff
- Has experience and understanding of the particular requirements of the hospital context and its impact on direct patient care and the provision of inpatient and outpatient consultation/liaison and therapeutic interventions
About the Role
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- Demonstrated ability to relate to people from a diverse range of cultural and social backgrounds.
- Demonstrated commitment to providing a quality client centred service to the patient.
- Registered Nurse with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience.
- The development of appropriate care plans, in collaboration with colleagues, consumers and families.
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
Benefits of Joining us
Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.
This position may attract additional 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.
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.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 847508
Enquiries
Name: Tom Sheppard
Phone: 8161 7227
Position: CAMHS Consultation Liaison -Clinical Coordinator
E-mail: tom.sheppard@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date - Monday, 5/2/2023 - 11.55PM
Attachments
RN2 Consultation Liaison Clinical Nurse CAMHS - RD - 847508.pdf
WCHN Competency Framework.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
