Consultation Liaison

Overview

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time, 16 hrs per week

Location: Bankstown Hospital, SWSLHD Mental Health Services

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Remuneration: $66.50 - $67.83 per hour

Requisition ID: REQ600740

Application Close Date: 07/09/2025

Interview Date Range: 10/09/2025 – 17/09/2025

Contact Details: Natalie Vella – (02) 9616 4276 | natalie.vella@health.nsw.gov.au

Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position.

About The Opportunity

Are you a passionate and experienced Mental Health Nurse ready to lead, inspire, and drive change? Mental Health South Western Sydney Local Health District is seeking a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2) – Consultation Liaison, based at Bankstown hospital. In this key leadership role, you will provide advanced clinical expertise and consultation across inpatient and general hospital settings, enhancing the capacity of medical, nursing, and allied health teams to deliver safe, compassionate care for patients with complex mental health needs.

You will play a pivotal role in supporting holistic and integrated care through direct patient engagement, evidence-based assessment, intervention, care planning, and staff education. This role also provides the opportunity to lead clinical practice development, deliver specialised education, and drive service innovation to promote equity of access and mental health awareness.

You will contribute to strategic planning, research, and quality improvement initiatives while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to advocate for consumers and deliver truly person-centred care.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, forward-thinking team and make a lasting impact in the future of mental health services.

What You'll Be Doing

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence based practice. The CNC will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership. The CNC contributes to quality health care by collaborating with the health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes. The CNC is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.

Where You'll Be Working

SWSLHD Inpatient Mental Health Services provide comprehensive care across several facilities, including the newly redeveloped Campbelltown Hospital and Liverpool Hospital. These services offer a safe and therapeutic environment for individuals with acute and non-acute mental health needs.

The multidisciplinary teams, consisting of professionals with diverse mental health expertise, deliver exceptional care through specialised units such as the Mental Health Intensive Care Unit, Adult Acute Unit, and Older People's Mental Health Unit. The service is committed to patient safety and high-quality care, maintaining external accreditation with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.

With active teaching and research links to various universities, SWSLHD Inpatient Mental Health Services provide excellent opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

Working here means being part of a dedicated team focused on improving mental health outcomes and making a positive impact on the community.

How To Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

• Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field. In addition, the employee must have approved postgraduate nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field in which the employee is appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation
• Demonstrated evidence of strategies used to maintain current knowledge of clinical practice advances and research in mental health.
• Demonstrated ability to apply expert Mental health knowledge to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership capabilities with the ability to provide consultancy advice, education, and support within a mixed clinical environment of health professionals, medical staff, and students with the ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated advanced skills in the comprehensive assessment and management of mental health consumers, including comprehensive mental state and risk assessment knowledge, experience in consumer and family counselling, an understanding of behavioural management therapies and development of consumer care plans and referral pathways.
• Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing care

Additional Information

Salary Packaging South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

Health & Fitness South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. We encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

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