Senior Clinician

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Education Consultation (PIMHEC) – Glenside (5065)
• Salary
• AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3 - $102,641 to $110,094 pro rata
• RN - Registered Nurse - $121,537 to $126,970 pro rata
• Employment Part time 0.6 FTE - Ongoing Permanent

Overview

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service. 

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, statewide and hospital-based services for perinatal women.

Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Education Consultation (PIMHEC) provides education, consultation and liaison to primary health providers who treat parents and infant/s and young children up to the age of 2, as well as managing the Helen Mayo House inpatient waitlist.

Join our 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.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists within PIMHEC to join us as Senior Clinician (AHP3/RN3) on an ongoing, part time basis.

Employees classified at this level are experts within their area and stream of practice (mental health) and have a significant degree of autonomy and decision making.

The Senior Clinician (AHP3)

Responsibilities:

• Contribute expert mental health assessment and advice to local clinical teams.
• Provide coordination and day to day clinical leadership of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide leadership and direction, act a role model, mentor, consultant and resource person.
• Contribute specific expertise to monitor and evaluate research activities.

Nurse Consultant (RN3)

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct, expert clinical infant and perinatal mental health nursing care.
• Contribute expert mental health nursing assessment and advice to local clinical teams.
• Provide leadership and direction, act a role model, mentor, consultant and resource person.
• Implement and co-ordinate within span of control, processes for quality improvement and continuity within corporate risk management and nursing/midwifery professional practice frameworks.

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role descriptions for each role. 

Benefits of Joining us

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements. 

Application Instructions 

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/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 Information

The 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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 857367

Enquiries

Camilla Morgan

Position: Acting Nurse Unit Manager

Phone: 0870871***

E-mail: **************@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Friday 1 March 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

AHP3 - Senior Clinician - CAHMS PIMHEC - Role description - 857367 .pdf

RN3 - Senior Nurse Consultant - CAHMS PIMHEC - Role Description - 857367 .pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

WCHN Competency Framework.pdf