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About the role

The role of the SRN Level 1 (MHAOD) is to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of those identified as having mental health and/or drug and alcohol related problems, to assess and manage clinical risk and to participate in the development of the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services.

Participating in development and delivery of new and emerging services, with effective change management strategies.

MHAOD offers the Clinical Nurse Specialist a variation of experiences working across multiple models of care with the opportunity to specialise in:

Providing clinical supervision to less experienced MHAOD Nurses.

Acts as a role model and provides leadership to Clinical Nurses across MHAOD services.

Delivery of, and supporting and supervising clinic-based alcohol and other drugs assessments, consultation liaison for withdrawal management, delivery of opioid treatment program, therapeutic interventions, and harm minimization programs.

Delivery of Mental Health Nursing Care within a custodial clinic-based service with visiting psychiatrists.

Triage of referrals and triage and risk assessments of prisoners within the remand setting, and support and supervision to CN’s within the triage setting.

Provision of telehealth assessments for patients referred to MHAOD from regional prisons where there is no access to MH Nursing.

It’s desirable to have a relevant post graduate mental health or alcohol and drugs qualification or working towards this. Experience in alcohol and other drugs or mental health nursing would also be desirable.

Benefits and Opportunities

Career pathway opportunities.

Learning and development opportunity programs.

Why join the team?

When you join the Department of Justice, you become part of a people-focused organisation, working hard to make our community a fairer and safer place to live. We offer many different employment opportunities in locations around Western Australia. You will have a chance to make a real difference to your local communities and to the lives of those you work with.

Want to find out more about this role?

To find out more about this opportunity and how to apply for this position, follow the direct link below:

https://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/page.php?pageID=160&windowUID=0&AdvertID=390685

Applications must be received before Friday, 24 October 2025 at 4:30pm.