Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 1) - Canterbury Core Team
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $2,428.59 - $2,478.29 per week + annual leave loading + Superannuation
Location: Canterbury Community Health
Requisition ID: REQ585330
Do you want to work in one of the largest Local Health Districts in New South Wales?
About the Role
The Community Mental Health Team provides a comprehensive range of services designed to support recovery and promote sustainable community living for people experiencing mental illness.
The Community Mental Health CORE Team is a multidisciplinary team delivering specialist services to adults living in the community. The CORE Team sits within a broader Community Mental Health Network, which includes a specialist Aboriginal Mental Health Team, bilingual mental health workers, and Peer Support Workers, offering a culturally inclusive and person-centred approach to care. This position is located at Canterbury Community Health Centre, Canterbury Hospital.
The Community Mental Health Team (CORE Team) is the mainstay of the Community Mental Health System. The multidisciplinary team includes Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Peer Support Workers. Together, we provide a range of clinical services, including intake, comprehensive assessment, care coordination, consultation, and tailored treatment for priority adult populations with mental illness.
"The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is integral to delivering recovery-oriented and high-quality Community Mental Health care. The key responsibilities of this dynamic role include:
- Provision of high level mental health nursing skills and capabilities
- Expert Care Coordination for consumers experiencing complex mental illness living in the community
- Leadership and innovation to ensure provision of best clinical practice within the multidisciplinary team
- Contribution to and leadership of the development and delivery of education to students and junior clinicians
- Participation in formal processes for the strategic and operational planning for the clinical service"
Ideal Candidate
- Current nursing registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) and 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience.
- Holds approved postgraduate qualifications relevant to the specialty or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate
- Demonstrated leadership skills and excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
Benefits and Perks!
- Accrued Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus
- Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
- Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
- Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.
For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefits
This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
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For enquiries, please contact Aiden Giblin on 0476 825 296 or email at aidan.giblin@health.nsw.gov.au
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Applications Close: 20 July 2025
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