Clinical Nurse Specialist - Case Management

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2)
Remuneration: $2,107.14 - $2,176.30 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ452749
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Mental Health Service
What you'll be doing
Each person’s unique journey of recovery will be supported by mental health drug and alcohol services in a way that fosters hope, purpose and resilience.
MHDA Statement of Intention
The intention of the NSLHD MHDA is to provide recovery-oriented, trauma informed services that are guided by evidence based practices and collaboration.
The purpose of the Acute Care Team CNS 2 position is broadly defined as:

• Providing consistent clinical leadership and demonstrated decision making across the team.
• Proactively supporting a least restrictive model of care through actively managing clients in the community
• Working in collaboration with the senior management team and ACT clinicians in developing and supporting best clinical practices associated with acute care coordination services and optimal outcomes.
• Exercising professional knowledge and judgement in providing and supporting the use of a range of evidenced based psychosocial treatment interventions.
• Liaising and working collaboratively with the ACT Crisis Team when required around includes assessment, collaborative planning, intervention and evaluation of care to people who experience enduring and complex mental health problems.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• A Registered Nurse with relevant post registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualifications or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with consumers to identify and work towards meeting their goals from a recovery oriented practice framework
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills including advocacy and negotiation and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience working collaboratively and in partnership with key stakeholders including knowledge of community supports
• Demonstrated experience in initiating, developing and leading activities to improve delivery of clinical services
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills, commitment to consumer focused care, and experience in providing complex care in the area of mental health nursing including care coordination
• Current NSW driver’s license with the ability to drive across the geographic location of Northern Sydney Local Health District

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For role related queries or questions contact Kathleen Schelling on Kathleen.Schelling1@health.nsw.gov.au or 0436 674 525.
All NSW Health workers are required to provide evidence of having received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA). Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A and need to 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: 17 December 2023