Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health Child

Location: Great Southern - Lower Great Southern

Unit/Division: WA Country Health Service - WACHS - Great Southern

Are you a passionate anddedicated Community Mental Health Nurse seeking a challenging rolewhere your expertise can make a significant difference? We arelooking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Child and AdolescentMental Health to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team atWestern Australia Country Health Service.

As a ClinicalNurse Specialist, you will play a vital role in deliveringcommunity-based mental health care to complex clients within theGreat Southern region. Your responsibilities will encompassassessment, planning, case management, and the delivery ofhigh-quality clinical mental health services. This position notonly allows you to work closely with clients and their families butalso provides you with the opportunity to influence the developmentof clinical practice standards and policies.

KeyResponsibilities:

• Provide clinicalexpertise in the assessment and management of children andadolescents facing complex mental healthchallenges.
• Develop and evaluateclinical practice standards and policies for Child andAdolescent Mental Health Service programmes.
• Coordinate clinicalquality improvement, best practice initiatives, and riskmanagement activities within the team.
• Facilitate effectiveworking relationships with General Hospitals, GPs, andnon-government organisations.
• Offerprofessional support, supervision, and mentorship to nursingand clinical staff, fostering their professionaldevelopment.
• Act asa resource for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service,providing expert consultancy and guidance to referring andassociated agencies.

IdealCandidate:

• Extensive and recentexperience as a Community Mental Health Nurse with demonstratedexpert level skills in crisis intervention, assessment,treatment and case management of children and adolescents withcomplex mental disorders.
• Advanced knowledge andability to initiate and manage interventions under the MentalHealth Act 2014 and in line with National Mental HealthStandards.
• Demonstrated abilityin negotiation, problem solving, analytical and conflictresolution skills, in a community setting.
• Demonstrated clinicalleadership skills, including skills in providing clinicalsupervision, and performance development withstaff.
• Demonstrated abilityto work independently or with other health professionals withina multidisciplinary team.

To learn more about therole, please refer to the attached Job Description Form and contactGrant Gibletton 98922440.

AboutUs

The WA Country HealthService's core business is the provision of quality,accessible health services to people from large regional centres tothose in small remote communities.

Ourvision is to be global leader in rural and remotehealthcare.

Our values ofCommunity, Compassion, Quality, Integrity, Equity andCuriosity shape who we are, how we behave, how we interactwith each other, how we make decisions and how we provide care toour patients.

About theREGION

The Great Southern regionis located on the south coast of Western Australia, adjoining theSouthern Ocean, where the coast extends for approximately 500 km.It is also bordered by the South West region on the west andextends 200 km north where it meets the Wheatbelt region. The totalland area is 39,007 sq km (including offshore islands),representing approximately 1.5 per cent of the State's totalarea.

The historic port town ofAlbany, which is the State's oldest European settlement, has one ofthe best natural anchorages in the Southern Hemisphere and is theregion's administrative centre. It is also the transport hub fromwhere most of region's crops and livestock are shipped.

Why work forus?The Western Australian Country Health Serviceoffer our employees a great salary as well as an amazing range ofbenefits:

• Up to $9010 ona range of benefits including mortgage, rent, everydayliving expenses
• Up to $2650 onmeals and entertainment
• Access tonovated vehicle leasing and pre-tax vehicleexpenses
• Flexible work andleave arrangements

ApplicationInstructions: Applicants are requested to apply online viathe 'apply for job' button below. Please provide thefollowing documents and information as part of yourapplication:

• Adetailed cover letter and resume that clearly demonstrates yourrelevant work experience and achievements including the contactdetails of 2 referees (including a current linemanager).
• Awritten statement addressing the work-related requirements inthe JDF (maximum 3-4 pages).

If you experiencedifficulties while applying online, please contact EmployeeServices on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during businesshours.

Eligibility toApply:To be eligible for appointment, applicantsmust have a valid working visa (fir fixed term appointments) or bean Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to liveand work indefinitely in Australia (for permanentappointments).

Australian citizenship orpermanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants tobe 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 listedin the advertisement before completing the application as there areseveral steps that are required to be completed prior toprogressing any application for employment.

WA Health is committed toeliminating all formsof discrimination in the provision ofour service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourageapplications from Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islanderpeoples, peoplefrom culturally diverse backgrounds and peoplewith disabilities.

WA Health supportsflexible working practices within the context of aqualityhealth service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environmentacross all buildings, grounds, and vehicles.

OtherConditions:WA Health engages staff in positions oftrust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants toundertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as partof the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to commenton an applicant's integrity and past demonstration of ethicalbehaviour.

Please note thisrecruitment process requires completion of satisfactoryPre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer ofemployment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional onsatisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherentrequirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result inthe offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see theattached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information.

We are committed tofostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where every employeefeels valued and empowered. We believe that a diverse team bringsunique perspectives and drives innovation to meet ourcommunity's needs. We welcome applicants of all backgroundsand experiences to join us in shaping a more equitable future andas a measure to achieve equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZPof the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, encourage applications frompeople living with a disability, Aboriginal people, people fromculturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth(24 years of age and under).

SimilarVacancy:Whilst this selection process will initiallybe used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fillother "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. Inaddition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacatethe advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant mayalso be selected from this process. Both of these options remainvalid for a period of twelve (12) months from whentheauthorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

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