Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health

Location: Perth Metropolitan

Unit/Division: Child and Adolescent Health Service > Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Work Type: Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time

This is a recruitment pool for permanent full-time and part-time appointments. Fixed term contracts will also be considered.

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 relate 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 transferable skills to support your interest.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 contact 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.

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.

This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check.

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.

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.

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

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