Clinical Nurse Specialist - Community Mental Health

WA Country Health Service
Derby, WA
A$131,773 p/a
Healthcare & Medical → Nursing - Psych, Forensic & Correctional Health
Full-time
On-site

Posted 21 hours ago


This is for Permanent, Fixed Term, and Casual appointments at 76 hours per fortnight with the possibility of an extension or permanency. Appointments may be made from this pool until 31/12/2026.

This is a pool recruitment and there are currently 3.0 FTE available for immediate filling.

Position Profile: Provides advanced community mental health services to clients of the KMHDS which is based on best practice. Provides a service, which is culturally secure and takes into account the emotional, social and spiritual well-being of clients. Conducts Mental Health and/or drug and alcohol (AOD) Triage, acute initial assessments, Risk Assessments crisis intervention, care management planning and implementation of care plan and referral services to clients and their carer/s.

Area Profile: WACHS Kimberley is the most northern health region of WACHS. The Kimberley region has approximately 200 Aboriginal communities, over 34 different Aboriginal language groups and 45 percent of the population are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. WACHS Kimberley consists of six hospitals, an inpatient mental health unit, three Community Directorates and a Corporate Office. WACHS Kimberley provides hospital, community health, public health, remote area health, community aged care, and mental health services across the region through a dedicated team of medical, nursing, Aboriginal health, allied health, and support staff.

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form (JDF) available online at http://www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au/

Want to know more about this role? We encourage you to contact Sarah MacKenzie-Dodds on 0472 561 064.

How to Apply: Applicants are requested to apply online at http://www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au/


About WA Country Health Service

Dongara, WA, Australia
Healthcare & Medical
5001-10000 employees

The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health service in Australia and one of the biggest in the world. It delivers a range of comprehensive health services across an area of more than 2.5 million square kilometres to approximately 530,000 people, including more than 57,000 Aboriginal people.

Across the state we have six large regional hospitals, 15 medium sized district hospitals and 48 small hospitals. Along with this there are 31 health centres and nursing posts, four dedicated mental health inpatient units and 24 dedicated mental health services, and over 170 other facilities where population health teams are based.

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