Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6-12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.2 (P19788)
Salary: $140,584 - $140,584 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Dhulwa Mental Health Unit
Section: Forensic Mental Health Inpatient Services
Closing Date: 30 April 2025

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

Step into a dynamic and rewarding leadership role within the Forensic Mental Health Inpatient Service, where you'll be part of a passionate team delivering high-quality care to individuals connected with or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. Based at Dhulwa Mental Health Unit (DMHU), you'll work across a specialised facility offering 10 Assessment and Stabilisation beds and 15 Rehabilitation beds, playing a key role in a service committed to recovery-focused care.

As a Clinical Nurse Consultant, you'll work with a high level of autonomy under the guidance of the Assistant Director of Nursing, supporting and mentoring nursing staff while contributing to innovative models of care. You'll drive service improvement, collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, and be a leader in clinical excellence, education, and quality initiatives. While your home base is within Forensic Mental Health, your expertise may also be called upon across the broader Adult Mental Health Inpatient Units, offering you variety and scope in your clinical impact.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Peta Kleinig at 0428393961.

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