VCID
No. 689609
This is a recruitment pool
for permanent full-time and part-time appointments. Fixed term
contract will also be considered.
We have immediate
vacancies in our
Eating Disorders Service. Bring your
specialist skillset and join a dynamic and nurturing team
environment!
About
Eating Disorders Service:
The Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides comprehensive mental health
services to children and adolescents from birth to 18 years
following a holistic and patient-centered approach.
Our Eating Disorders
Services (EDS) provide assessment, consultation and treatment
services for young people who present with symptoms of an eating
disorder, and their families. We provide inpatient in reach, and
outpatient intervention through various models of care including
family-based therapy and parent focused education and support. EDS
offers nursing medical clinics, outpatient day programs, therapy
interventions, and consultation liaison with CAMHS clinics across
the state. Our robust research program is a key component to
continuous improvement of our services, together with consumer
engagement.
Our diverse,
multi-disciplinary team includes clinical psychology, dietetics,
social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing,
education, peer support, medical and psychiatry teams, and liaises
with private and public sector youth and adult health providers.
Our state-wide service includes support for regionally based
patients through provision of telehealth, and our partnership with
regional CAMHS and WA Country Health Service (WACHS)
clinics.
About
the Role:
We are seeking enthusiastic
Clinical Nurse Specialists with experience, knowledge, and skills
in eating disorders to deliver high quality nursing services in the
Eating Disorder Service Day Program, Therapy interventions, medical
clinic, triage, in-reach, and other duties as required.
What you will
bring:
- Registered Nurse with
specialist experience working in the field of eating disorders.
Applicants with differing work and lived experience may also be
considered.
- Demonstrated therapy
training and experience in the field of eating
disorders.
- Experience working with
children and adolescents is also preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to
supervise others and provide clinical knowledge to enable staff
in delivering quality patient care.
- Demonstrated leadership
skills.
Registration as a
Registered Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia is
required.
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:
- Review
the attached Job Description Form, and provide a
statement addressing how you meet Essential Criteria 2, 3 &
5, in no more than 3 pages.
- 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)
- Provide
the names and email contact details of two professional
referees, they should be a current or recent previous
(within the last 2 years) Line Manager. Please note we do not
accept colleagues as a professional reference.
Role related
questions: We encourage you to contact
Jasmine Trethewey, at CAMHS.PCHOutpatientsEDP@health.wa.gov.au
or by phone at 08 6456 0201, 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: Australian citizenship or permanent residency
is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for
permanent positions in the public sector. Visa sponsorship
for eligible international applicants that meet immigration
requirements may also be considered.
**Overseas applicants
need to have completed endorsement of their nursing qualifications
through the
Nursing and Midwifery Board Ahpra (NMBA) and must
include this documentation with their
application.
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.
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
30/11//2026.
About our CAMHS
Directorates
-
Community CAMHS– Community CAMHS
offers mental health assessment and multidisciplinary
intervention for children and young people up to the age of 18
years.
-
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.
-
Acute CAMHS– Acute CAMHS, based at
Perth Children’s Hospital has a mental health inpatient
unit (Ward 5A), Paediatric Psychiatric Inpatient In-Reach Team
(PPIRT), Eating Disorder Service and Gender Diversity
Service.
Our
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
Before you apply for
this position, please read the attached job application information
sheet which contains important information.
Lodgement 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.
