Consultation Liaison - Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2Location: Katoomba Community Health CentreRemuneration: $64.57 - $65.86 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ480119
Applications Close: 24/04/2024With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.What we can offer you (for eligible employees):· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging· Novated Leasing· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members· Fitness PassportWhat you'll be doing:The Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 provides Mental Health care and clinical advice to consumers, their family and carers, and other health care professionals within the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. The role acts as an expert nurse who will provide leadership, advice and recommendations on all aspects of Child and Youth Mental Health Care and who will consult on matters relating to safe and appropriate Mental Health Care. Furthermore, the position will formulate and implement policy, guide practice development, and engage in education and research activities. The CNC2 is responsible for the provision of clinical supervision to nursing staff and acts as a role model, providing Mental Health Care on a regular basis in community and hospital settings.Are you interested? Apply today!An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.About us:
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.NBMLHD: Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District will drive innovation and excellence in health service delivery that provides safe, equitable, high quality, accessible, timely and efficient services that are responsive to the needs of patients and the community.Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. In the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Mental Health Service, we value and strive for a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to enrich our working environment and deliver excellent care to all consumers, their families and carers, no matter their background or needs. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form).Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.Selection Criteria to be addressed: * Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse/Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel. Ability to travel within the LHD in accordance with the position.

• Minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least three years full time equivalent experience in child and youth mental health and post graduate qualifications in child and youth mental health or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate.
• Demonstrated ability to apply clinical expertise in patient-centred consultancy with the ability to work effectively both as a member of a multidisciplinary team and independently.
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework to clinical practice.
• Demonstrated involvement in the development/change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence-based research.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning.
• Demonstrated skills in clinical teaching, experience in the development of specialty education programs, and competency in the use of contemporary information systems.
• Evidence of consistent demonstration of behaviours that reinforce the CORE values of NSW Health with all stakeholders including colleagues, clients, patients and their families.

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