CRVCID 618539
Please Note - the closing date to submit applications has been extended.
Before you apply for this position, please read the attached job application information sheet which contains important information.
This is a recruitment pool for permanent full-time and part-time appointments. Fixed term contract will also be considered.
This is a pool for permanent and fixed term appointments to various CAMHS Service Areas.
We have immediate vacancies available in Inpatient Ward 5A, Acute Care & Response Team, and Community CAMHS. Bring your specialised skillset and consider joining a dynamic and nurturing team environment!
About
Our Team:
The Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Western
Australia offer support, advice and treatment to children and
adolescents from birth to 18 years who are experiencing mental
health challenges.
CAHS helps children grow and thrive and we offer these same opportunities to the nurses who join our team. Our team-oriented approach allows for extensive clinical upskilling, and leadership development opportunities for nurses of all levels.
About
the Role:
As a Clinical Nurse
Specialist, you will lead and enable nursing staff to provide
comprehensive and evidence-based nursing care to patients. You will
use your problem-solving, and therapeutic skills to influence,
manage, and co-ordinate patient care, as well as provide clinical
leadership and consultancy to other health professionals in the
broader multidisciplinary team. You will lead quality improvement
and risk management initiatives and contribute to standards and
policies.
What you will bring:
- Preferably 5 or more years of experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, applicants with differing work and lived experience may also be considered.
- Specialist nursing experience relevant to the service area of preference (e.g., Community based services, Acute Inpatient, Outpatient Day Program).
- Experience working with children and adolescents is also preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership ability, and able to provide specialised knowledge as an education resource to patients, families and other health professionals.
- Advanced problem-solving and therapeutic skills that influence, manage and co-ordinate patient care.
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:
- Select your preferred Service Area in response to our question within the application form. See the various Mental Health Service Areas you can work in, and refer to the Where can I work as a nurse at CAMHS attachment
- Answer the following questions that relates to the selection criteria on the Job Description Form, using no more than 500 words for each question:
- Please provide examples to demonstrate your clinical knowledge in the last 2 years, in your area(s) of preference. If you do not have any prior experience in this area, then please elaborate on your relevant transferrable skills to support your interest. (Essential Criteria 2)
- Provide an example of how you demonstrate any two of the CAHS values in your practice: Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.
- Provide an example of a Quality Improvement initiative you’ve led. Describe any challenges you faced and how you overcame it? (Essential Criteria 2)
- Provide an example when you used your ability to problem solve to manage a complex patient situation. Please reference how you used your knowledge of legislative obligations in your service delivery, if applicable. (Essential Criteria 3 and 6)
- 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 Melanie Harry, at melanie.harry@health.wa.gov.au or by phone at 0408 975 330, 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.
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.
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.
This is an “open-ended” recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted:
- The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications, and will assess on a regular basis.
- 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 31/03/2026.
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.