Camhs Senior Mental Health Nurse, Eating Disorders

SA Health
Job reference: 866459
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, North Adelaide (5006)
• Classification - RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3 - $ 121,537 to $ 126,970
• Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 12 Sep 2025)

About the OpportunityWe currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Child and Adolescent Mental HealthEating Disorders team as a Nurse Consultant, where you will be responsible for:

• Be part of the leadership team delivering Evidence Based Eating Disorder Treatment.
• Deliver advanced Mental Health nursing care, select and implement therapies, manage individual cases, and evaluate patient progress.
• Use data for decision-making, quality improvement, incident monitoring, ensuring safety, outcome evaluation, and staff communication.
• Use expertise to monitor and improve research activities, enhancing nursing and midwifery practice and service delivery.
• Provide leadership, act as a role model, mentor, consultant, and resource person.
• Provide supervision within the team and to other CAMHS staff.
• Provide outreach at other CAMHS metropolitan sites and via Health Direct.

About YouTo be successful in this role, you will have:

• 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.
• Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience
• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and to prioritise workload and meet set timelines.
• Experience in the supervision of students, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses and /or midwives.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• 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.
• 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.)
• Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• 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 UsThe 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:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• 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.Stay connected with our Network! Follow us on LinkedIn to stay informed about exciting job opportunities and updates on what we do. to join the conversation.Special ConditionsTo 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 InstructionsYou will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current resume/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 InformationThe 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.EnquiriesTegan McLean; Clinical Coordinator; 8161 7227;Application Closing Date: 16/6/2024 - 11:55pmUseful LinksFlexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.