The Team:

Peacock House opened in 2023, and focusses on providing warm, welcoming and trauma-informed care to people experiencing mental health relapse or distress. Safe Haven works closely with the peer lead services at Peacock Centre, including the Integration Hub, Peacock House and the Recovery College.

The Role:

As part of a small specialist team delivering high quality mental health services in accordance with the National Standards for Mental Health Services, Agency policy and direction and legal requirements, and relevant professional competencies, the Clinical Nurse Consultant will provide:

• Day to day clinical oversight of the service, including effective management of human and physical resources as required.
• Ongoing leadership, direction and change management to support service development and optimise potential outcomes from the endorsed Operational Service Model.
• Specialist assessments and brief interventions to individual service users.
• Information and referral to a broad range of internal and external stakeholders as required to achieve quality outcomes for service users.

You will need:

• Demonstrated leadership skills and proven ability to manage and coordinate the day-to-day activities and clinical care provided by a small specialist community-based team.
• Demonstrated high level knowledge in relation to the principles of recovery and client centred care and a proven ability to provide a range of assessments and specialist treatments and brief interventions.
• Ability to undertake ongoing risk assessments and effectively manage the outcomes from these assessments, including escalating care when required.

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

Details of appointment:

Fixed term, part time, shift worker position, working up to 64 hours per fortnight, to commence as soon as possible for approximately twelve (12) months.

*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.

Location: Hobart, Tasmania

Salary: $114,851 to $121,886 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

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

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

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type

Salary Packaging:

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.

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• 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.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

Holds or is working towards a relevant post graduate qualification

Experience in community mental health settings

Current Driver’s Licence

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of 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:

• 526440 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Safe Haven Grade 6 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Application Guide:

• 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.

Cecily Pollard
Acting Nursing Director - Peacock Centre
(03) 6166 0190
[email protected]

Applications Close: Sunday 6, July 2025 at 11:55pm

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