At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and coordinate mental health care for consumers in a supportive inpatient environment.
- Company: Join a compassionate team dedicated to recovery-focused mental health care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, fitness access, and generous leave entitlements.
- Other info: Permanent part-time role with flexible hours and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while growing your nursing career.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse with advanced skills in mental health care and teamwork.
The predicted salary is between 125543 - 125543 $ per year.
The Team
A great bunch of people delivering compassionate inpatient mental health care. Working together to support recovery, wellbeing and positive outcomes. A multidisciplinary team where collaboration, care and humour matter. Making a difference every day through skilled, recovery-focused care. Supporting consumers and each other in a fast-paced, rewarding environment.
The Role
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (Navigator) plays a pivotal role in coordinating and optimising the consumer journey within the Mental Health Inpatient Unit. Drawing on advanced clinical expertise, you will work across disciplines and services to support timely access to care, facilitate smooth transitions, and provide leadership in managing complex presentations. Through collaboration, innovation and a commitment to recovery-focused practice, you will help ensure consumers receive safe, responsive and person-centred care throughout their inpatient experience.
Demonstrated specialist level knowledge, with advanced clinical management and leadership skills within mental health acute care setting, and the ability to collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary teams to provide a versatile, flexible service which enables care needs for consumer to be met in the most appropriate environment. Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills including mediation and conflict resolution skills, with a proven ability to build effective workplace relationships and foster a cohesive team approach across the practice setting. Demonstrated effective organisational skills, with the ability to problem solve and apply principles of clinical risk management, quality improvement and evidence-based practice to the clinical setting and make independent and collaborative judgements.
Details of appointment
Permanent part-time, shift worker position, working 56 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. 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
Salary $118,297 to $125,543 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.
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 candidate
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 $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family. Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities.
Eligibility
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse. Other eligibility outlined in the application guide.
Desirable Criteria
Holds or is working towards relevant 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 led to registration as a psychiatric nurse by the relevant nurse regulatory within Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United Kingdom. Extensive relevant psychiatric nursing experience and/or is credentialed as a Mental Health Nurse by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses or equivalent.
Contact
Christopher Lawson
Nurse Unit Manager
0438 313 601
christopher.lawson@ths.tas.gov.au
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence are the key values to work in Department of Health. Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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