Clinical Nurse Consultant

The Role
An opportunity has become available for a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Mental Health - Transitional Recovery Service - Capstone Program) to join Gold Coast Health (GCH) where the focus of our 12 000-strong team is on providing world-class health care to people living in the Gold Coast, and northern New South Wales region of Australia.
You will
- Provide intensive, developmentally appropriate, consumer-centred, mental health interventions and ongoing assessments
- Work collaboratively with clinicians, multi-disciplinary staff, service providers, non-government organisations and MHSS consumer carers and families
- Contribute to the development of clinical practice procedures and protocols, for both the discipline and the multi-disciplinary team
- Supervise, continuously develop and support staff and students within your specialty area or as delegated

About you

**To be successful in this position you will require**:

- A Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
- Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia
- Be credentialed through the College of Mental Health Nurses (or be prepared to work towards a credential in Mental Health Nursing)
- A Masters or higher qualification within a relevant area is highly desirable
- Driver Licence
- Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against and remain vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B
- Tuberculosis screening, to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required
- Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed
- Criminal History Screening will be required for new employees (GCH will cover cost)

**Benefits**:

- Flexible work options
- Career Development
- Salary Packaging
- Modern Facilities
- Diverse Work Culture
- Research Opportunities
- 12.75% super
- 17.5% leave loading

Salary
- Permanent part time (38 hrs p.f)
- Base salary ranging from $66.85 - $72.58 per hour

About Us
The Transitional Recovery Service is a community based model of service that was developed utilising the skills of both Richmond Fellowship Queensland and the Gold Coast Health Mental Health and Specialist Services.
The Capstone Program provides individual recovery support and evidenced based group programs facilitated by GCMHHS clinicians and RFQ Recovery Support Workers (including staff who have a lived experience of mental illness). Individual recovery support will focus on the consumer's goals as identified within the consumer's recovery plan. The Capstone Program will provide a menu of evidence based group activities which will be available to support individual's recovery for a period of up to 3 months. This service will be based at the RFQ hub located in Southport.
About Gold Coast Health
- Nationally and internationally recognised location for innovative medical research and health care
- Annual operating budget exceeding $1.5 billion
- More than 1100 beds across three hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Varsity Lakes Hospital and Robina and Southport Health Precincts
- Secondary and tertiary health services across more than 20 facilities
- Opportunity to combine professional advancement, job satisfaction and relaxation into one fulfilling lifestyle
- A workplace culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work so that they can perform at their best
- Committed to reflecting the diversity of the Gold Coast community and ensuring each staff member is included and feels like they belong

How to Apply
Gold Coast Health is committed to providing an accessible, inclusive work environment. Please contact the nominated person if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout this recruitment process.
**Job Ad reference**: GC558674