VCID No. 675650
The closing date for this advert has been extended until
Friday 27 June 2025 4.00pm
This is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time
appointment opportunities. Part time or fixed term work
arrangements may also be available. This recruitment pool may be
used to fill future similar vacancies.
This position involves shiftwork and may require you to conduct
home and community visits during standard business hours, as well
as on a rostered basis after hours and on weekends, in line with
operational needs.
We currently have full-time, permanent positions
available on the Acute Care & Response Team (ACRT) across the
East, North, and South regions.
About the Acute Care &
Response Team (ACRT):
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Acute Care & Response Teams (ACRT) service operates
across the north, south and east metro areas within Perth,
WA.
The ACRT is a new service model, arising from the Infant, Child
and Adolescent Taskforce and its
recommendations. The service provides intensive mental health
support to children and adolescents experiencing a crisis or
deterioration in their mental health. This includes assessment,
safety planning and short-term stabilisation, planning for ongoing
care, and supplementary care for children with severe and enduring
mental ill health.
As mental health conditions can deeply impact the emotional and
social well-being of children and their families, our holistic and
child-centered approach is designed to assist families and is
focused on participation and engagement. The service can provide
care face to face or via tele-health within community, family home
or clinics, reducing the need for hospital presentation.
Here is some of the amazing work done by our teams in the
Community:
About the
Role:
We are seeking Clinical Nurse Specialists to join our team and
provide mental health interventions for children and young people,
in collaboration with families / carers. As a Clinical Nurse
Specialist, you will provide advanced services to young people
experiencing severe and complex mental health challenges. You will
plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate interventions for children
and families. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team of
healthcare professionals to complete triage, initial assessments,
treatment plans, safety plans, risk assessments and liaison with
other services, such as local schools and private clinicians. You
will provide supervision to other Nursing staff, including Clinical
and Graduate Nurses. Experience in a Community Mental Health
setting and prior experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
is preferred.
What you will bring:
- Extensive clinical knowledge, experience, and leadership
within a Multi-Disciplinary Team in a mental health
setting
- Flexibility and adaptability in the development of a new
service
- Ability to work collaboratively across internal and
external teams, services, and stakeholders.
Registration as a Registered Nurse by the Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia is required. Possession of or
significant progression toward the attainment of a post graduate
qualification in area of specialty, and previous experience in a
Child and Adolescent Mental Health setting are desired.
How to
Apply
We welcome your application via the ‘Apply for
Job’ button at the bottom of this page. Your
application should contain the following:
- A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and
relevant work experience.
- Evidence of current registration by the Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia. (Essential criteria
1)
- Your preferred work location (East, North, or South) by
responding to the relevant question on the application
form.
- A written statement addressing Essential Criteria
2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the Job Description
Form at no more than 3 pages maximum. A font size of
Arial 12 is preferred (using the Situation, Task, Action,
Result (STAR) Method).
- Evidence of current and valid driver’s license
(Essential Criteria 7)
- Please provide the name, email, and contact details
of two refereeswho can be contacted to
provide a reference. Referees should include at least one
individual who has been or is your direct Line
Manager/Supervisor. (We will contact you to seek your
confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees.
Role related questions: We encourage you to
contact Catherine Tate, Interim Programme Manager –
ACRT East, North and South via catherine.tate@health.wa.gov.au
with any specific questions related to this role.
Help in submitting your application: If you
experience technical difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Selection Criteria: Please see the
attached Job Description Form.
Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for
appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed
term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident,
or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for
permanent appointments). Visa sponsorship for eligible
international applicants that meet immigration requirements may
also be considered.
This position is subject to a Western Australian
Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information
please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Other Conditions: WA Health engages
staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies
require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and
integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may
also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past
demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar"
vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this,
should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised
vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected
from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period
of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate
endorses the recruitment decision.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which
appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments
may be made from this pool until 31/08/2027.
About our CAMHS
Directorates
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Community CAMHS– Community CAMHS
offers mental health assessment and multidisciplinary
intervention for infants, children and young people up to the
age of 18 years with severe and complex mental health
concerns.
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Specialist Services and Day
Programs– The Specialist Services and Day
Programs consists of Complex Attention and Hyperactivity
Disorder Service, Multisystemic Therapy, Pathways and
Touchstone. These programs support children and young people
who have complex mental health needs.
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Acute CAMHS– Acute CAMHS, based at
Perth Children’s Hospital has a mental health inpatient
unit (Ward 5A), Paediatric Consultation Liaison, Eating
Disorder Service and Gender Diversity Service.
CAHS values: To achieve our vision
of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is
committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and
shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the
selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the
responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.
For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS and
our services please click
here.
Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes
recruitment and employment! CAHS encourages Aboriginal
people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to
work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual
orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you
consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.
In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal
workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a
measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
For Assistance including any adjustment
needed to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries
– please contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment
Team (START) service via email: CAHS.TalentAcquisition@health.wa.gov.au
Lodgment is system generated. Any submissions on, or
after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
