Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health Paediatric Unit
Permanent Full Time | Up to 76 hours per fortnight | Tasmania
Salary: $109,767 – $115,813 + 12% superannuation + applicable allowances
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Registered Nurse with paediatric mental health experience to join a supportive multidisciplinary team within a specialist paediatric inpatient setting in North West Tasmania.
This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference to children, young people and their families while working within a collaborative environment that values clinical expertise, professional development and high-quality, trauma-informed care.
About the role: You will work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist – Mental Health within a 16-bed paediatric inpatient unit caring for children and young people aged 0–17 years across a broad range of presentations, including general paediatrics, surgical, orthopaedic and acute mental health care.
Working closely with the Nurse Unit Manager, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert clinical care and contribute to the delivery of safe, person-centred and recovery‑oriented mental health services.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing acute inpatient mental health care coordination for paediatric consumers.
- Completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and ongoing mental state assessments.
- Providing therapeutic engagement and evidence‑informed psychotherapeutic interventions.
- Monitoring and reviewing responses to treatment and adjusting care in collaboration with the MDT.
- Working closely with children, young people, families and carers using a trauma‑informed approach.
- Providing clinical leadership and expert nursing knowledge within the team.
- Supporting the implementation of clinical standards, policies and best‑practice care.
- Assisting senior nursing and medical staff with the effective coordination of clinical resources.
- Contributing to a positive, collaborative and supportive team culture.
About you
You will be an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse who is confident working with children and young people experiencing acute mental health presentations.
You will bring:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
- Current Working with Children Registration.
- Experience in paediatric mental health or a strong background in child and adolescent mental health nursing.
- Excellent clinical assessment, communication and therapeutic engagement skills.
- A commitment to trauma‑informed, person-centred and recovery‑oriented practice.
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