Clinical Nurse Consultant

An exciting opportunity exist for senior nurses to apply for a Clinical Nurse consultant role to provide leadership and education in the provision of best practice, evidenced based mental health services within Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Emergency Department and Mental Health Service.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 1)
Remuneration: $2,267.20 - $2,313.60 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ368449

Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Emergency Department and Mental Health Service.

What you'll be doing

The Clinical Nurse Consultant will provide leadership and education in the provision of best practice, evidenced based mental health services in the Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital Emergency Department and Mental Health Service.

Central to the role will be timely, comprehensive and efficient assessment, care planning and care delivery for Emergency Department consumers referred to the Mental Health Service. The position will be required to foster and develop robust relationships with key stakeholders in particular Emergency Department staff and inpatient mental health facilities across the Northern Sydney Local Health District.

This position will be responsible for the management of consumer flow for mental health in the ED afterhours and proactively assist with ensuring that Emergency Treatment Performance (ETP) Targets are met. In collaboration with ED and other staff, the CNC1 will develop and evaluate quality improvement processes pertaining to mental health care in the ED and research projects as indicated.

The roster will cover afternoon and night shifts 7 days a week and morning shifts on weekends and public holidays

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• Authority to practice as a Registered Nurse from AHPRA with at least 5 years full -time equivalent post registration experience and extensive clinical experience within mental health settings with relevant post graduate tertiary qualifications (or working towards same) within mental health nursing with extensive education and training of current evidence based, best practice within the mental health field.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and lead evidence based nursing practice in the assessment, care planning and care delivery of people with complex mental health issues in an acute setting.
• Demonstrated ability in the development and delivery of educational resources and programs.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical skills in mental health clinical assessment and management including use of Information data systems including firstnet and eMR.
• Proven ability to provide clinical leadership to ED and generalist clinicians in the management of mental health consumers with demonstrated high level ability to network and communicate across a range of internal and external key partners.
• Current knowledge and high level of understanding of Mental Health Strategic Plans, Standards, Circulars and Policy Frameworks which have an impact on current mental health practice with the ED.
• Demonstrable understanding and experience of consumer participation in service delivery and care.

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For role related queries or questions contact Michele Manktelow on Michele.Manktelow@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9485 6171

All NSW Health workers are required to have two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as defined by NSW Health. Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A. Category A positions are required to provide evidence of having received three doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA) and meet the requirements of the .

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.

Applications Close: 16 January 2023

Tentative Interview Date: 17 January 2023