Clinical Nurse Specialist, Care Coordination Team

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with years experience in mental health to join our team. You will be responsible for a caseload of up to 25 consumers, with opportunities to get involved in a Dialectical Behavior Therapy program & provide expert advice around physical health issues. Access to supervision & continuing professional development strongly encouraged.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2

Remuneration: $2, $2,308.80 per week

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ619760

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Mental Health Services - Care Coordination Team, based at Hornsby Hospital

What you'll be doing

The Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2) provides a conduit to facilitate information sharing, planned care and care coordination for patients within the hospital and the continuum through liaising and networking with key stakeholders both internal and external.

The CNS2 is an expert in their area of speciality who provides leadership, advice and recommendations on all aspects of related care. The CNS2 formulates and implements policy, guides practice, and engages in education and research activities. The CNS2 acts as a role model providing complex care to those patients requiring advanced clinical skills regarding their area of specialty.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them
• Division 1 Registered Nurse with post registration qualification relevant to Mental Health and at least 3 years experience working in Community Mental Health or clinical area of their post graduate qualification or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
• Evidence of and commitment to patient/customer focused care, clinical governance and quality improvement
• Demonstrated knowledge in initiating and implementing changes to improve clinical service delivery and outcomes, models of care, evidence based practice and practice development.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in Microsoft Applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team, with an emphasis on service delivery, quality of care and team cohesion.
• Current NSW Drivers licence.

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This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

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Applications Close: 24 November 2025