We are currently looking
for a Clinical Nurse Specilaist – Mental Health
Liaison
to join our team in
Busselton.
Position
Profile: We are
looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to provided Emergency
psychiatric nursing assessment, care planning and nursing
management service for patients and their families presenting to
the emergency department with acute mental health illness,
including liaison with other agencies to support safe
discharge.
Ideal
Candidate:
- Eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse by the
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Has extensive and recent experience in acute mental health
nursing providing risk assessment, crisis intervention and
management, including application of the Mental Health Act in
practice, across the age range from children to older
adult.
- Can demonstrate experience in liaising with community
services to support acute safe discharge care for mental health
clients and their families.
- Has advanced written, verbal and interpersonal
communication skills to support mental health clients, their
families and teams within the service
- Ability to provide clinical leadership and facilitate
effective teamwork within a multidisciplinary team
environment.
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience in quality
improvement and evidence-based practice and their application
to mental health services
- Has experience in the use of clinical applications and
information systems to support clinical care and service
delivery.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Acts as a resource person for Mental Health Nursing issues
within the health service, providing clinical advice and
assistance in relation to patient management.
- Participates as a senior member of the nursing team and on
relevant committees to:
▪ Plan Departmental policies and
objectives
▪ Provide expert advice
▪ Recommend innovative practices
and evaluation strategies.
- Participates in the multidisciplinary decision-making
process including matters pertaining to a patient’s psychiatric
care.
- Promotes and maintains lines of communication with relevant
staff and agencies, both within and external to the health
service.
- Participates in own ongoing performance appraisal, with the
Nurse Manager, by setting own professional and work-related
objectives and goals. .
About Us
The WA Country Health Service’s
core business is the provision of quality, accessible health
services to people from large regional centres to those in small
remote communities.
Our vision is to
be global leader in rural and remote healthcare.
Our values of Community,
Compassion, Quality, Integrity, Equity and Curiosity shape
who we are, how we behave, how we interact with each other, how we
make decisions and how we provide care to our patients.
About the
REGION
Working with WA Country Health Service - South
West
Learn more about living and working
in country WA by visiting our website at
WA Country Health Service - Living and working in country
WA
To learn more about the role,
please refer to the attached Job Description Form and contact
Caroline Booker on 9753 6061.
Why working for
us: In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an
amazing range of benefits:
- 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your
choice. For further information click
here.
- As a WA Country Health Service employee, you’re entitled to
discounts across some private health care funds (flyer
attached)
- Generous salary packaging benefits:
- Up to $9010 on a range of benefits such as mortgage,
your rent or other everyday living expenses
- Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday
accommodation and venue hire
- Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a
car and expenses
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study
Leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowance
Application
Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online via
the ‘apply for job’ button below. Please provide the following
documents and information as part of your application:
- A detailed cover letter and resume that clearly
demonstrates your relevant work experience and achievements
including the contact details of 2 referees (including a
current line manager).
- A written statement addressing the work-related
requirements in the JDF (maximum 3-4 pages).
If you experience difficulties
while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77
for immediate assistance during business hours.
Eligibility to
Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency
is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for
permanent positions in the public sector. Eligibility for
sponsorship may be considered for some vacancies. You are
encouraged to discuss this with the contact person listed in the
advertisement before completing the application as there are
several steps that are required to be completed prior to
progressing any application for employment.
WA Health is committed to
eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of
our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage
applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people
with disabilities.
WA Health supports flexible working
practices within the context of a quality health service. WA
Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all
buildings, grounds, and vehicles.
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.
This vacancy 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
Please note this recruitment
process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health
Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country
Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to
ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the
position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of
employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS
PEHA Policy for further information.
We are committed to fostering a
diverse and inclusive workforce where every employee feels valued
and empowered. We believe that a diverse team brings unique
perspectives and drives innovation to meet our community’s needs.
We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to join us
in shaping a more equitable future and as a measure to achieve
equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984, encourage applications from people living with a
disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth (24 years of
age and under).
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
