Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, 38 hours per week until June 2027
Location: Liverpool Hospital Mental Health Service
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $2428.60 - $2478.29 Per Week

Requisition ID: REQ600747
Application Close Date: 07/09/2025
Interview Date Range: 10/09/2025 – 17/09/2025
Contact Details: Jennifer Markham – 02 9616 4678 / 0459 865 134| [email protected]

Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position

About the Opportunity
An exciting opportunity exists for a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 1) to join the Older Person’s Community Mental Health Service—a multidisciplinary team providing specialist mental health care to older adults in the community. Based in a supportive and person-centred model of care, this role focuses on delivering recovery-oriented, culturally sensitive, and holistic support to consumers in their homes or residential aged care settings. You’ll work collaboratively with families, carers, GPs, and aged care providers to ensure continuity of care and promote mental wellness in later life

What You'll be Doing
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence based practice. The CNC will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership. The CNC contributes to quality health care by collaborating with the health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes. The CNC is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.

Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services provide comprehensive, community-based mental health care across South Western Sydney.

These services cater to different age groups, including children, adolescents, adults, and older persons, ensuring specialised care throughout various life stages. The multidisciplinary teams offer a range of supports, including mental health assessments, crisis intervention, care coordination, and therapy. They work closely with inpatient services, GPs, and other community organisations to provide holistic care.

The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.

How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

1. Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience Approved post graduate nursing qualifications in a field relevant to the specialty field or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation.
2. Describe a time when you provided expert clinical advice and developed a care management plan for an older person with complex mental health needs in a community setting. How did you involve carers and other health professionals in the process, and what was the outcome?
3. How have you contributed to the development or delivery of education programs or clinical service planning within a mental health specialty? Please include examples of how you incorporated research findings or upheld professional standards in your practice.
4. Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.

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Additional Information

Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.