CRVCID 714846
This is a Permanent Part Time
appointment of 0.7fte.
Position Profile: We are
seeking a motivated and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to
join our team at the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS).
This role will see you responsible for planning, coordinating, and
evaluating clinical support and training opportunities for Child
and Adolescent Community Health nursing staff, specifically
focusing on adolescent mental health and wellbeing. Key
responsibilities include contributing to the development of
strategic plans and policies, providing clinical advice to nursing
leadership, and monitoring and reporting on performance in this
critical area.
The successful candidate will possess a strong clinical
background in adolescent health nursing, excellent leadership and
communication skills, and the ability to develop and implement
innovative solutions to enhance service delivery, using a project
management approach. You will collaborate with internal and
external stakeholders, implement quality improvement initiatives,
and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and organizational
values. If you are a registered nurse with a passion for improving
the health and wellbeing of adolescents and thrive in a dynamic
environment, we encourage you to apply.
About Child & Adolescent Community
Health (CACH): Community Health provides health and
developmental assessments, early intervention and health promotion
services for children and young people.
These services are provided in the community across the Perth
metropolitan area at community health centres, in schools, home
visits and through telehealth appointments. Services focus on child
health, growth and development, behaviour, immunisation and
supporting families.
Visit Child and Adolescent Health Service | CAHS - Community
Health to find out more about the benefits of working for CAHS –
Community Health and our services.
Eligibility to
Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent
residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be
considered for permanent positions in the public sector. Fixed term
and/or casual contracts can be held by individuals on visas that
permit working rights within Australia.
Application
Instructions: Applications are required to be
submitted online by selecting “Apply for job” below. (via
www.jobs.wa.gov.au.) Please ensure the email address provided is
actively monitored as it will serve as the primary communication
channel throughout the recruitment process.
Your ability to meet the work-related requirements will
be assessed throughout the recruitment process. For your written
application please provide the following:
- A statement addressing all selection
criteria.
- A current resume which summarises your experience
and includes both phone and email contact details of two
professional referees, with at least one being a recent
supervisor/line manager.
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to
applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to
complete the online application process as you will be required to
answer various questions and attach your documentation.
Working With Childrens
check: 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
Selection
Criteria: Please see the attached
Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
For Further Job Related
Information: Interested applicants
are encouraged to contact Sarah Della-Bona,
A/Coordinator of Nursing on 0424 756 920.
About Child and Adolescent
Health Service (CAHS): CAHS is Western Australia's
primary provider of paediatric healthcare, exclusively dedicated to
infants, children, and young people. Comprising Perth Children’s
Hospital (PCH), Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). CAHS operates with over
7,000 employees across PCH, King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH),
and over 160 community clinics in the metropolitan area. For more
information about our services click here.
CAHS Values: 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
CAHS strives to ensure the interview process caters to the
access needs of all applicants, please contact the CAHS Talent
Acquisition Team via email CAHS.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au
or phone on +61 8 6456 0321 prior to your interview if any
reasonable adjustment to accommodate a disability and confidential
enquiries needs to be made.
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.
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.
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 options remain valid for a period of twelve
(12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the
recruitment decision.
If you experience technical difficulties while applying online,
please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate
assistance during business hours.
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.
