Clinical Nurse Consultant

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• Full Time, Ongoing
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 5
• Exciting opportunity for development and growth

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Department

This position is located across both the Child Inpatient Unit (CIPU) and the Adolescent Inpatient Unit (AIPU). Both units are part of Austin Health's Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS). They both provide services to children and young people from metropolitan and regional areas of Victoria, NSW and Tasmania.

About the role 

An opportunity exists for a contemporary and highly experienced mental health nurse to join the Mental Health Nursing Education and Training Team as a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC).

As the CNC – ICYMHS you will be central in providing high level consultancy to both the Adolescent Inpatient Unit and Child Inpatient Unit, demonstrating superior consolidated clinical skills.

A regular day will see you:

• Providing high level clinical consultancy to the Nurse Unit managers in the assessment, planning and delivery of recovery focused nursing care of consumers on the inpatient units.
• Implementation of specific Department of Health and Human Services initiatives and frameworks.
• Supporting our early career workforce through collaboration with Clinical Nurse Educators and Nurse Unit Managers.

About you 

As the CNC, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You'll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• A relevant Masters in Mental Health Nursing or be willing to work towards
• Substantial clinical experience in Infant, Child and Youth mental health
• Ability to implement, and lead and support change
• Demonstrated commitment to evidenced based practice, research and quality improvement activities in a work setting.

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Kayleigh Kerr, Manager of Nursing Education Mental Health at

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Friday 10 October 2025