Join Macquarie Hospital as a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) as the Clinical Access and Demand Contact, across a large Mental Health Rehabilitative Facility. You will lead Best Practice around Patient Flow on site in conjunction with Acute Mental Health Facilities within NSLHD.
Employment Type : Permanent Full Time
Position Classification : Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration : $2,603.12 - 2,655.03 per week
Hours Per Week : 38
Requisition ID : REQ
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 consumers whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work every day. 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 within the Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service where because we value and respect our consumers, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our consumers, 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
Macquarie Hospital
What you'll be doing
The position will provide consultation and advanced clinical assessment of consumers that are referred from Acute Mental Health Services to non-acute mental health rehabilitation services located on the Macquarie Hospital site. The position is critical to supporting non-acute patient flow across Mental health Services and partners and working with multidisciplinary teams, consumers and families to provide evidence based consumer recovery.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
* Registered with Authority to Practice with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Minimum five years full time post graduate experience with 3 years full time equivalent in the specialty of mental health nursing. In addition, the applicant must have an approved post graduate qualification (minimum Grad Diploma/Certificate level) or considerable evidence of working towards Masters level qualification.
* Comprehensive and extensive mental health clinical assessment skills, with the ability to complete this as part of an Multi-Disciplinary Team or independently.
* Expert interpersonal communication, written and verbal with stakeholders from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
* The ability to manage complex negotiations with a wide variety of stakeholders, occasionally under a time pressure.
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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: 28 January 2026
Tentative Interview Dates: Week commencing 11 February 2026