Clinical Lead - Warwick Farm, Australia - South Western Sydney Local Health District

South Western Sydney Local Health District

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Warwick Farm, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Employment Type:
Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week

Location:
Liverpool Mental Health and Macarthur Mental Health Centre (District Wide Role)

Classification:
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 3

Remuneration:
$130, $132,799.68 per annum

Requisition ID:
REQ387919

Application Close Date:10/04/2023

Interview Date Range: 12/04/ /04/2023

Are you passionate about improving mental health outcomes in children and young people in crisis?_

About The Opportunity

We are excited to be recruiting to the
Safeguards Child and Adolescent Mental Health Response Team to deliver a NEW dedicated resource for children and adolescents aged 0-17 years experiencing acute mental health distress.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Consultant to undertake the role as Clinical Lead for our multifaceted and dynamic early intervention infant child and adolescent Specialist team.

They will specifically be the Clinical Lead for the SWSLHD Safeguards program (part of ICAMHS) and also support its significant internal and external interfaces.

The Clinical Lead will work closely with Team Leaders, Senior Management and other stakeholders across the district in supporting the implementation of specialist treatment for children and adolescents (0-17 years) experiencing acute mental distress.

As an expert practitioner you will have knowledge of systemic care coordination, experience mentoring a multidisciplinary team, provision of clinical supervision, training delivering seminars, presentations and education activities for other professionals / stakeholders within the mental health setting.

Your extensive knowledge and expertise in community mental health, along with your flexible, forward thinking positive attitude and experience in implementing health related projects are attributes sought after by our ever evolving rapid response team.

If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply

What You'll be Doing
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence based practice. The CNC will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership.

The CNC contributes to quality health care by collaborating with the health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes.

The CNC is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.

Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). At least 7 years full time equivalent post registration experience and at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience in a relevant field of practice relevant to the specialty & approved post graduate nursing qualifications in a field relevant to the specialty field or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation.
Demonstrated evidence of strategies used to maintain current knowledge of clinical practice advances and research in the relevant specialty
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs
Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing care
Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace

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Additional Information

Stepping Up - Close the Gap

Workplace Giving Program

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate.

Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services.

Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential.

SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health,