The Team
Join the Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS), a dynamic, community-based team located in beautiful Launceston, Tasmania. Our multidisciplinary team delivers compassionate, person-centred mental health care through both in-community and outreach services. We work closely with individuals, their families, and both formal and informal support networks to help older people live their best lives.
At OPMHS, you'll broaden your professional experience in a supportive environment guided by our CARE values — Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Collaborate with like-minded professionals who are passionate about improving mental health outcomes for older adults.
Our service is currently undergoing an exciting period of reform. While change can be challenging, it also brings opportunity — a chance to shape the future of mental health care and make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable members of our community. What could be more rewarding than that?
The Role
As part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality mental health services in accordance with the Mental Health Services Strategic Plan, Mental Health Service principles, National Mental Health Standards, Agency policy, legal requirements and relevant professional competencies, the Clinical Nurse Specialist – Older Persons Mental Health Service performs the following key responsibilities:
* Is a clinical expert in the area of practice and acts as a clinical resource for nursing, medical and allied health staff in the management of consumers with complex mental health needs, working with other members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care within the designated area of practice.
* Initiates, develops, implements and evaluates clinical policy, care guidelines, quality improvement and research activities in accordance with contemporary best practice to improve consumer outcomes.
* As a senior clinician within the Older Persons Community Mental Health team, provides case management to a designated number of consumers with complex needs, including carer education and consultation and collaboration with GP's, other service providers and significant others in provision of care.
You will need:
* Sound knowledge of adult and older persons' community-based mental health and mental health consultation-liaison services in acute hospital settings, comorbidities, and available healthcare and psychosocial supports, or ability to acquire quickly.
* Effectively manage time and resources, prioritising clinical and administrative tasks while applying risk management, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice. Skilled in independent and collaborative decision-making, leading change initiatives, and implementing best-practice standards in complex clinical environments.
* Possess advanced written and oral communication, liaison, interpersonal, and counselling skills, functioning confidently within a multidisciplinary team environment and negotiating recommendations for patient care across a wide range of stakeholder groups.
Note: Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Why Tasmania
The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.
Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania's public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.
Details of appointment
Fixed term, full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible for a period of up to twelve (12) months. The successful applicant may negotiate hours.
Location
North West, Tasmania
Salary
$118,297 to $125,543 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.
Salary Packaging
You'll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Benefits available to eligible candidates
* Professional development.
* A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
* Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
* Department of Health has achieved the "Carer Accredited Employer Status" providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).
Eligibility
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
* Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.
* Current Working with Children Registration.
* Current Driver's Licence.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
* Credentialed as a Mental Health Nurse by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses or equivalent.
* Holds, or is working towards, relevant tertiary qualifications.
* Relevant experience and certification in Non-violent Crisis Intervention such as MAYBO.
How to apply
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered. You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
Applications Close
Sunday, 15 February 2026 at 11:55pm
Contact information
Roxie Mulder
Team Leader North/Northwest - Older Persons Mental Health Service
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania Make It Tasmania | Move for a great lifestyle. One Health Podcast - Spotify. One Health Podcast - Apple. Tasmanian Health Careers | Tasmanian. Department of Health has achieved the "Carer Accredited Employer Status" providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023). Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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