Overview
The purpose of this role is to provide clinical expertise and consultancy through advanced clinical leadership relevant to community-based services for consumers with Intellectual and Developmental Disability and co-occurring Mental Health issues. The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) provides direct and indirect care as required and works in collaboration with the Children's Health Queensland Mental Health Intellectual and Developmental Disability (CHQ MHIDD) team in the provision of safe quality healthcare through exemplary clinical nursing standards of practice for the specialty area of mental health nursing.
About The Team
The CHQ MHIDD team within CYMHS, CHQ HHS provides a service response for individuals with clinical complexity due to mental illness and co-occurring Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disability and their family and carers. The CHQ MHIDD service provides specialised clinical support using a consultation liaison model to offer assessment, management advice, and support for capacity building. It ensures
* earlier access to specialist clinicians for assessment and advice focussed on preventing the development of chronic mental health and wellbeing issues.
* the avoidance of hospital admissions, where appropriate.
The CHQ MHIDD team ensures that staff within CHQ HHS and across Mental Health Alcohol and other Drugs (MHAOD) services and beyond are supported to build their skills in providing safe, respectful and person-centred care for people with IDD MH.
About The Role
In this role you will coach and support others to deliver for children, young people and families (Leader of Others) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:
Fulfilling the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Award - State 2015 – Generic Level Statements (GLS) Nurse Grade 7 and the Queensland Health and Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQHHS) commitments and values, in achievement of the organisational goals and Domains of Practice.
* Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care
* Support of Systems
* Education
* Research
* Professional Leadership
Please refer to the Role Description for more information.
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)
Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.
Inclusion and Diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Benefits
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
* Opportunities for professional growth and development
* Competitive remuneration
* Annual pay increases
* 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
* 17.5% annual leave loading
* Salary packaging
* Employee wellness and assistance program
* Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
Occupational group Health - Nursing
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