Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health Salary : RN SRN L3 $121,612 pro rata Location : Various Unit / Division : Child and Adolescent Health Service ->

CAMHS Work Type : Permanent - Part Time, Casual, Permanent - Full Time, Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time Position No : Pool Ref CAHS 2023 Closing Date : 2024-06-30 4 : 00 PM Attachments : -

Are you a leader looking to make a difference to our kids’ mental health?

VCID No. 822116

Position Profile and Role :

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is seeking to appoint experienced Clinical Nurse Specialists who can provide leadership, supervision and high-level specialized care to our infants, children and young people

You will be responsible in partnership with the manager, for the delivery of quality patient care within their specialty. You will supervise the delivery of quality patient care, through developing standards of practice, implementing changes to clinical practice, staff education and initiating research and quality improvement activities. You will provide a consultation service within your area of expertise and work collaboratively to improve the quality of patient care and promote desired outcomes in the patient population, which includes patients with complex needs, within the inpatient, outpatient and community setting.

What you will be doing :

• Practicing and promoting safe, efficient and effective nursing care for young people experiencing mental health problems that reflect current National practice standards for mental health, current standards of nursing practices and current Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service policies and procedures.

You will enjoy working in facilities that include :

What you will bring :

About Directorate :

Clinical Nurse positions are available in the below directorates :

Community CAMHS offers mental health assessment and multidisciplinary intervention for children and young people up to the age of 18 years. Young people experiencing mental health difficulties may access support through friends and family and / or services, such as their GP, school nurse / psychologist / counsellor or a private psychologist (with support from their GP through a Mental Health Care Plan), headspace or other services.

The Specialist Services and Day Programs consists of Complex Attention and Hyperactivity Disorder Service, Multisystemic Therapy, Pathways and Touchstone. These programs support children and young people who have complex mental health needs.

Acute CAMHS, based at Perth Children’s Hospital has a mental health inpatient unit (Ward 5A), Paediatric Consultation Liaison, Eating Disorder Service and Gender Diversity Service.

About us :

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Western Australia offers support, advice and treatment to young people and their families who are experiencing mental health issues. Children and families are referred to Mental Health by their treating therapist, specialist, GP, School or other community organisation. CAMHS provides recovery-focused programs, and services for children from birth up until a person turns 18 years old. We are in the community and in hospital. Families may receive services from one or more of these areas.

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people.

In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

CAMHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our CAHS values of  Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.  During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.

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Employee Benefits

CAMHS offers a number of employee benefits including :