Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2) - Deniliquin, Wagga Wagga and Corowa

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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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Murrumbidgee Local Health District
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REQ606439 Requisition #

Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2) - Deniliquin, Wagga Wagga and Corowa

Looking for a clinical nurse consultant role with better work-life balance? Join the vibrant and professional team working with consumers and staff in reation to Mental health services within our emergency departments. With a rewarding career, you can have a positive impact on the health of our communities.

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

Our benefits:

  • Family-friendly hours

  • Mentally stimulating work

  • Endless opportunities for professional and personal growth

  • Potential for fast-tracked career progression

  • Salary packaging, novated leasing, and Health and Wellbeing Support

Employment type: Temporary Full time until 20 August 2026
Position classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Renumeration: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)  
Hours per week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ606439

Who we are:

Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) Mental Health Services deliver specialist hospital and community care for people experiencing severe or complex mental illness. Services include inpatient treatment at Wagga Wagga Base Hosptial and community mental health services across six regional centres, with programs spanning child and adolescent, youth, adult, older person and perinatal.

The Mental Health teamwork for the greater good through an open, flexible and dynamic, strengths-based approach. We listen to understand, not label.

We are an inclusive and committed team where staff are encouraged to bring their whole self to work and are proud that our team is as diverse as the vibrant communities we support.

Click here to discover why MLHD is the right place to grow your career and contribute to healthier communities.
   

What you’ll be doing:

The CNCs are responsible for leading and modelling the delivery of complex specialist mental health emergency nursing care and the development of specialist clinical practice and service delivery to provide effective quality care for consumers presenting to EDs. under the domains of Clinical Service and Consultancy, Clinical Leadership, Research, Education and Clinical Services Planning. The CNC 2 will develop capacity for the safe and effective management of consumers presenting to EDs with mental distress

The CNCs will work in partnership with consumers and carers, utilising consumer and carer feedback to improve service quality and safety and consumer satisfaction and to identify, plan and participate in delivery the of education sessions.

Criteria:

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

  • Current Authority to Practice as an RN with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) together with at least 5 years, experience in acute mental health nursing and holding or working towards post graduate nursing qualifications in Mental Health.

  • Current Australian working rights

  • NSW Working with children check

More information:
  1) Download the position description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Paul Craft, MHECSC Manager on 02 5943 1720 or Paul.Craft@health.nsw.gov.au 

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have. 

Applications close: 21 October 2025

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