Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2

Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 - Mental Health Inpatient Unit - Bega

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Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Bega

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2

Remuneration: $113,243.15 to $116,963.48 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ604468

Applications Close: 19 September 2025

Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing

About the service

Join Our Inpatient Mental Health Nursing Team - Provide compassionate care when it matters most. In Bega, Mental Health Nurses on the inpatient ward provide critical, compassionate care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. Your expertise and empathy will be essential in helping patients stabilise, recover, and prepare for their next steps. Be part of a team that changes lives every day.

What you'll be doing

The Clinical Nurse Specialist, using best practice evidence, provides person-centered specialist nursing care at an advanced practice level for the designated specialty in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary health care team. Provides clinical leadership, support and supervision for less experienced clinicians to achieve people-focused quality care.

Selection Criteria

• Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and relevant post-registration qualifications in mental health with a minimum of three years' experience working in the clinical specialty.
• Demonstrated competencies in and knowledge of the complexities and challenges involved in providing specialty nursing care in a multidisciplinary team context.
• Ability to exercise extended autonomy in clinical decision making and leadership in the development of nursing specialty practice advancement.
• Effective clinical communication through information technology, written and verbal means; sound interpersonal skills with the capacity to interact professionally with others.
• Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualized person-centred care at an extended role level with a commitment to quality improvement.
• Ability to supervise, delegate, and negotiate with others to deliver quality nursing care; willingness to show leadership and embrace change in care coordination and delivery.
• Evidence of participation in ongoing professional development, a commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of mental health skills, and willingness to share expertise as a mentor within the specialty.

Benefits and Extra Information

• Applicants for this position may qualify for the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme (RHWIS)
• Working within SNSWLHD
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Salary packaging options
• Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport and annual influenza vaccinations
• A team that values your expertise, invests in development and supports your lifestyle
• Welcome information for new residents

Information for Applicants

Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Stepping Up website provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health. This is a Category A position. Applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 prior to offer. All new employees must comply with the policy.

Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to a child-safe environment and to the safety, welfare and well-being of children and young people.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences to our workforce.

If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply. For confidential support, contact Estelle.Roberts1@health.nsw.gov.au.

To be eligible for permanent employment you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen with a current NZ passport.

For more information, click here or contact Kaye Jensen at Kaye.Jensen@health.nsw.gov.au or 0407 669 678.

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