Clinical Nurse Consultant - CAMHS (528420) in Launceston

Overview: This position is eligible for a Multi-Disciplinary Allowance. The Medicare Mental Health kids' hub program works alongside the CYMHS team providing early intervention to 0-12 age groups in the community/school environment and Early Learning Family centre.

The Role: Ensure delivery of comprehensive clinical service to young people between the ages of 0-12 including individual therapy and group work. Actively participate in quality activities including evaluation of the program and reporting requirements.

You will need to:

• Contribute to the establishment, operationalization, delivery, and continuing improvement of a contemporary and integrated model of care for a designated specific CYMHS program, for children 0-12 who are experiencing/at risk of mental health difficulties.
• Provide leadership and contribute to strategic management, clinical decision making and sound clinical governance within the designated CYMHS /Medicare Mental Health kids hub program Multidisciplinary Team.

Details of appointment: Fixed term full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 26 June 2026. 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.

Salary and benefits: Salary: $118,297 to $125,543 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. 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. Allowances: 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.

Eligibility: Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse and possess specialist tertiary graduate or post graduate mental health/psychiatric nursing qualification; or completed, prior to the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary sector, an accredited hospital based program that lead to registration as a psychiatric nurse by the relevant nurse regulatory authority within Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United Kingdom.
• Current Working with Children Registration. Registration/licenses that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licenses remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/license is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Desirable criteria:

• A minimum of 3 years current post graduate experience in child, adolescent and/or youth mental health or relevant field.
• Training in evidence-based therapeutic interventions that are developmentally appropriate such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Family Therapy or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• Current Driver’s License.

Note: Please refer to the Application Guide for more information on pre-employment checks.

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 is not required.

More information: Name: Shani Tattam / Marc Nicklason Phone: 67772277 Email: shani.tattam@ths.tas.gov.au / marc.nicklason@ths.tas.gov.au

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