The Role:

Provide an advanced level of clinical expertise to undertake comprehensive mental health and risks assessments, provide monitoring and review of mental state, provide advice and make recommendations about care in consultation with medical staff from the Mental Health Departments (MHD), the Mental Health Consultation Liaison Team and other health care professionals involved in care.

Mental Health Consultation Liaison Clinical Nurse works as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering high quality mental health services in accordance with the Statewide Mental Health Services Strategic Plan and service principles.

Providing a specialist psychiatric consultation liaison service to all departments across the Royal Hobart Hospital for people admitted with physical health concerns and concurrent mental health issues. Our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumer, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.

You will need:

• Demonstrated specialist mental health nursing care knowledge, with advanced clinical leadership skills within a mental health acute care setting, with the ability to collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary teams to provide a responsive service.
• Specialist advanced knowledge and skills in mental health assessment, formulation, care planning, including risk management and monitoring outcomes within a multidisciplinary team and consultation skills to enable care to be delivered within a general hospital setting.
• Demonstrated high level of communication and interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with a proven ability to build effective workplace relationships and foster a cohesive team approach, and network with others.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Permanent full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $114,841 to $121,886 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

Allowances:

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.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $500 per annum
• Payment of $15,000 staged over three years is available for Nurses and Midwives who move to Tasmania from interstate and remain employed full time for three years or more, on top of relocation allowance already available.

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees.
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• Excellent leave benefits: 20 days annual leave (pro rata), 20 days personal leave (pro rata), and study assistance leave if eligible.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse and possess specialist tertiary graduate or post graduate mental health/psychiatric nursing qualification; or completed, prior to the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary sector, and accredited hospital-based program that lead to registration as a psychiatric nurse by the relevant nurse regulatory within Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United Kingdom.

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of Essential requirements, Desirable requirements and pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• CNC - Mental Health Consultant Liaison G6.docx

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

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.

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Michelle MacDonald
Nurse Unit Manager
(03) 6493 6458
[email protected]

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