• 🌟 Lead innovative mental health care for 0-17 yrs
• 🧭 Shape the future of youth mental health service
• 🤝 Collaborate across health, education & social sectors

Provide expert mental health care, leadership & support to youth (0–17) in a dynamic, community-based CNC1 role.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Up to 28/04/2026)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $63.91 - $65.21 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Western Sydney Mental Health Service

Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Cumberland and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond'. and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.

What you'll be doing

• The Safeguards Clinical Nurse Consultant 1 (CNC1) provides expert clinical advice to consumers, their families/carers and other health and social/education professionals within a defined specialty. The CNC position provides specialist mental health assessment, develops and facilitates implementation of treatment/care plans and care navigation.
• This position is based within the Safeguards Team, Perinatal Child and Youth Mental Health Services (PCYMHS), WSLHD and reports to the Safeguards Clinical Lead with professional responsibility to Director of Nursing – Mental Health, WSLHD.
• The Safeguards Team is a new multidisciplinary team and dedicated PCYMHS resource designed to provide trauma-informed, recovery focused and evidence-based care to children and adolescents aged 0 -17 years, experiencing mental health distress. This team is community based and provides short-term, rapid, mobile, and flexible care to resolve mental health distress, including comprehensive mental health assessment, care coordination and brief (single session) interventions. The team currently operates 5 days/week however it is expected that the service will expand to include after-hours support on some weekdays and/or on the weekend. The Safeguards team provides service delivery in the community (Schools, homes, hospital-based settings etc) for consumers and their families/carers across a range of modalities such as face to face, phone and telehealth.

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume, and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements

• Qualification: Approved post registration nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation.
• Registration: Current Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse

Selection Criteria

1. Minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience and a post graduate qualification in Mental Health/Child and Adolescent.
2. Proven clinical leadership skills, ability to apply clinical expertise in patient-centred consultancy and both the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework and the capacity to work independently.
3. Demonstrated effective communication, inter-personal skills and consistent demonstration of NSW Health CORE values across a variety of mediums and with a broad range of individuals (patients/consumers, members of the public, colleagues, management and key stakeholders). Knowledge of the practice. development framework to clinical practice.
4. Demonstrated involvement in the development/change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence-based research.
5. Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning.
6. Proven skills in clinical teaching, the identification of education needs in the clinical area, and competency in the use of contemporary information systems.
7. Current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to use same as required for position.

Requisition ID: REQ571607
Applications Close: 4th June 2025

Need more information?

• Discover more about the application process.
• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
• For enquiries about the role, contact Jessica Reynolds-Martin on [email protected] or 0438 485 516.

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.

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