Clinical Nurse Consultant, Camhs Safeguards - Lismore

Employment Type: Permanent Fulltime / Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 1
Remuneration: $59.66 - $60.88
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ356057

The Safeguards Team is a new dedicated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) resource providing innovative and best practice care to children and adolescents aged 0-17 years experiencing acute mental health distress. Providing expert Nursing clinical organisation, coordination leadership and consultancy services within the Safeguard Service team which is community based and will provide rapid, mobile, intensive and flexible short term delivery of skilled evidence based interventions to resolve mental health crisis both in the community and acute facilities.

If you have:

• Proven clinical expertise and leadership skills in Child and Adolescent Mental Health nursing and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework within a mixed clinical environment
• Demonstrated ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the initiation, utilisation and review of evidence based research
• Demonstrated leadership in strategic and clinical service planning and experience and expertise in the management of organisational and cultural change
• Proven advanced skills in clinical teaching, competency in the use of contemporary information systems and evidence of the ability to direct the development, implementation and evaluation of specialty education programs

We can offer you:

• Flexible and supportive work environment
• Diverse career pathways
• Professional and personal development
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
• Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles, and
• The opportunity to make a difference!

Northern NSW Local Health District embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably. For help with your application to this role visit , our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

• To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information please see

You may be subject to a probationary period of three months from the date of appointment to this position

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For role related queries or questions contact Sharon Somerville on Shae.Somerville@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: 22 November, 2022