Job Title: Mental Health Ambulance and Police Project (MHAPP) Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC)
Employer: Illawarra Community Mental Health Service
Grade: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Salary: $***** - $***** per hour + 12% super & salary packaging.
Employment type: Permanent Part Time, 24 hours per week.
Locations: Wollongong, Shellharbour, and Nowra regions.
Applications close: 31 May.
Job Overview
The MHAPP CNC will provide highly mobile, recovery‐oriented clinical assessment, consultancy and support to NSW Ambulance and Police managing mental‐health related cases in the community. The role also includes providing clinical leadership in virtual assessment of consumers who are geographically isolated and managing complex mental‐health emergencies and crises at an advanced level.
Responsibilities
* Provide mental health triage, primary consumer assessment and management of complex mental health emergencies and crises.
* Assist in the organisation and participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and maintain close liaison with Community Health Services.
* Establish and maintain communication with Medical Practitioners, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals.
* Offer support, treatment coordination and education to emergency services handling consumers with complex mental and physical health needs.
* Work collaboratively with NSW Ambulance and Police to deliver mobile clinical services.
Qualifications
* Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.
* Working With Children Check (WWCC).
* Current AHPRA Registration with a minimum five years of full‐time equivalent post‐registration experience and approved nursing qualifications relevant to Community Mental Health.
* Valid NSW Drivers Licence.
Benefits
* Allocated Days Off (ADO) – paid day off once a month (eligible full‐time employees).
* Salary packaging.
* Novated leasing – lease a car and pay running costs out of pre‐tax salary (eligible full‐time employees).
* Fitness Passport – discounted gym membership available to employees and family.
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free confidential support for staff and families.
* Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities.
Equal Opportunity Statement
ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child‐safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
ISLHD acknowledges that our health district is located on the unceded lands of the Aboriginal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the NSW South Coast.
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