Senior Mental Health Nursing Consultant
The position of Senior Mental Health Nursing Consultant is available in our team, offering a unique opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents experiencing mental health challenges.
As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and expertise in mental health nursing, ensuring high-quality patient care and outcomes.
This role involves exercising autonomy and decision-making in clinical practice, coordinating and leading team clinical activities, and providing mental health nursing care in various settings.
To succeed in this position, you must possess strong leadership skills, effective communication and problem-solving abilities, and experience in delivering comprehensive mental health nursing services.
You will also be required to prioritize workload, meet set timelines, and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
Our network offers a range of benefits, including relocation financial support, salary packaging, access to fitness programs, and generous leave provisions. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters professional growth and development.
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. As an equal opportunities employer, we promote flexible working arrangements and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility in their work arrangements.
Please note that all special conditions and minimum requirements for this role are outlined in the attached document checklists. To apply, please submit a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to submitting your application.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working, part-time or full-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
For more information on applying and winning this role, please refer to the SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide .
We look forward to receiving your application.
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Key Responsibilities:
* Providing clinical leadership and expertise in mental health nursing
* Coordinating and leading team clinical activities
* Exercising autonomy and decision-making in clinical practice
* Providing mental health nursing care in various settings
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About Us:
We provide specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions, state-of-the-art maternity and obstetric care services, and community-based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children, and young people across South Australia.
Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability, and working Together for Excellence represent who we are as a Network. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters professional growth and development.
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Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
* Holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
* Enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice
* Demonstrated competence in delivering proficient and comprehensive mental health nursing assessment and direct clinical services
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Benefits:
We offer a range of benefits, including relocation financial support, salary packaging, access to fitness programs, and generous leave provisions. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters professional growth and development.
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Others:
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. As an equal opportunities employer, we promote flexible working arrangements and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility in their work arrangements.