Clinical Nurse Consultant - Emergency Department Mental Health Triage

at  Queensland Health

About the role
Working as an integral part of the senior leadership team within the Emergency Department (ED), this position will work collaboratively with triage and clinical staff within the department to improve early identification, assessment and referral of people requiring mental health care, as part of their presentation. As a senior member of a multidisciplinary mental health acute assessment team, the Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) - ED Mental Health Triage will deliver specialised clinical services and will collaborate with other ED and mental health clinicians ensuring timely, integrated care is provided to reduce people’s Emergency Length of Stay.
A CNC within the West Moreton Health Service (WMHS) is a registered nurse who is accountable for an advanced level of practice. This role supports the delivery of services by ensuring the coordination of patient centred clinical practice, participating in the provision of skilled nursing care and supporting the multidisciplinary team to meet performance, safety and clinical governance standards.
This role may be eligible for the Queensland Health Attraction Incentive. See link - Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Scheme
About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated expert level of clinical knowledge, expertise, and skills in contemporary mental health nursing to allow for autonomous practice and the provision of authoritative advice within a multidisciplinary/multi-specialist team and to primary mental health care providers regarding service delivery, clinical assessments and care planning across the continuum, risk management, and mental health legislation.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively within teams, with consumers and their families and with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Possesses advanced clinical leadership qualities recognised at service level to assess, guide, and contribute to implementation of innovative and evidence based clinical practices.
• Demonstrated ability to provide operational leadership as required and to manage quality improvement, service evaluation and research initiatives on a service-wide basis.
• Understanding of contemporary human resource practices including workplace health and safety, employment equity and anti-discrimination.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16
  About West Moreton Health
  West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.
  To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community - Follow this link

Benefits

• 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
• 12.75 % employer contribution to superannuation
• Professional development
• Salary sacrificing options
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Service (EAS).

To apply
Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Please refer the Job description for details