Mental Health Consultation Liaison Nurse

Welcome to Southern

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Batemans Bay

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 2

Remuneration: $135,826.04 to $138,534.10 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ622013

Applications Close: 27 November 2025

Interviews Details: Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date

About the service

Clinical Nurse Consultant – Lead Excellence in Nursing Care.

Are you an experienced nurse with a passion for clinical leadership and improving patient outcomes in a rural setting?

At Southern, our Clinical Nurse Consultants (CNCs) provide expert clinical advice, support professional development, and lead quality improvement initiatives. You'll be a vital part of shaping nursing practice and delivering exceptional care across our community.

Lead the way in delivering high-quality nursing care that transforms rural health.

Support for

• 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 your development and supports your lifestyle
• Moving to the area? Visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government

What you'll be doing

Provides a complex person-centred expert clinical consultancy service for individuals, carers and other health care professionals with the Mental Health specialty to provide a people focused, evidenced based, quality clinical consultancy service in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team with a focus on harm minimisation.

Selection Criteria

• Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with at least 5 years full time equivalent postgraduate experience with at least 3 year's fulltime equivalent experience in the provision of Mental Health services and a breadth of knowledge and expertise in contemporary practices in Mental Health. In addition, tertiary nursing qualification in Mental Health or current enrolment or commitment to enrol in an approved postgraduate course with in the next 12 months is mandatory.
• Demonstrated advanced skills in mental health clinical assessments and management planning and care plans and working knowledge of NSW Mental Health Act 2007.
• Demonstrated skills and ability to conduct and apply scientific research and evidence-based practice to the workplace with the ability to critically, problem solve and link outcomes to the principles of continuous quality improvement in the Mental Health specialty field.
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and computer skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Proven clinical leadership and clinical supervision capabilities with the ability to provide consultant advice, education and support to individuals, their families, MH clinicians and other health professionals.
• Proven ability to develop, implement, present and evaluate education, clinical procedures and policies to multidisciplinary teams.
• Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

We look forward to learning more about you and what you can bring to our team

Information for applicants

Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this commitment, the Stepping Up website has been developed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants through the NSW Health recruitment process. The site provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health.

This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

At Southern NSW Local Health District, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce. For more information, click here.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.

To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. For more information, please see

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