Clinical Nurse Specialist
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ664094 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Location: Mental Health Centre Penrith
Remuneration: $124,565.90 - $128,661.91 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ664094
Applications Close: 04/06/2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
NBMLHD Community Mental Health offers a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centers. Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.
Step into a role where your expertise genuinely shapes the future of young people’s mental health. As a Care Navigation Clinical Nurse Specialist, you’ll be part of a committed Child and Adolescent Mental Health team working to ensure children, adolescents and their families receive timely, safe and coordinated access to care.
In this position, you will apply specialist child and adolescent mental health knowledge to triage and assess referrals, manage referral pathways and coordinate access to appropriate services for young people aged 5–17 and their families. You will also undertake risk screening, develop safety plans, facilitate systems coordination and provide single session support when required.
Your work will extend across Nepean and Blue Mountains Hospitals, with the possibility of supporting services in Lithgow and Hawkesbury. As a consultation liaison clinician, you’ll provide guidance for children and adolescents presenting to or admitted within hospital settings. Collaboration is at the heart of this role, and you’ll work closely with an interdisciplinary team and a range of internal and external providers to support safe, coordinated and effective care.
Apply now and help shape better outcomes for young people and their families.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse/Midwife Division 1 with AHPRA.
- Relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification, or such other qualifications or equivalent experience deemed appropriate in child and adolescent mental health.
- Demonstrated capacity to provide effective Nursing/Midwifery care that is person centered, family inclusive and culturally sensitive to people accessing health services.
- Demonstrated ability to perform in a clinical leadership role and use critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing care.
- Demonstrated effective communications written and verbal skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision maintaining involvement within the wider multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work a flexible roster, day evening or night shift across all days of the week according to the unit or team requirements
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Dorian Taylor on Dorian.Taylor@health.nsw.gov.au
