Fixed Term - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time
Position No: Pool Ref CAMHSEDS
Closing Date: 2024-11-28 4:00 PM
This is a recruitment pool for permanent full-time and part-time appointments. Fixed term contract will also be considered.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 31/12/2025.
Bring your specialist skillset and join a dynamic and nurturing team environment!
About Eating Disorders Service:
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides comprehensive mental health services to children and adolescents from birth to 18 years following a holistic and patient-centered approach.
Our Eating Disorders Services (EDS) provide assessment, consultation and treatment services for young people who present with symptoms of an eating disorder, and their families. We provide inpatient in reach, and outpatient intervention through various models of care including family-based therapy and parent focused education and support. EDS offers outpatient day programs, and consultation liaison with CAMHS clinics across the state. Our robust research program is a key component to continuous improvement of our services, together with consumer engagement.
Our diverse, multi-disciplinary team includes clinical psychology, dietetics, social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing, education, peer support, medical and psychiatry teams, and liaises with private and public sector youth and adult health providers. Our state-wide service includes support for regionally based patients through provision of telehealth, and our partnership with regional CAMHS and WA Country Health Service (WACHS) clinics.
About the Role:
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Eating Disorders Service, you will lead and enable nursing staff to provide comprehensive and evidence-based nursing care to patients. You will use your problem-solving, and therapeutic skills to provide therapy interventions, manage and co-ordinate patient care, as well as provide clinical leadership and consultancy to other health professionals in the broader multidisciplinary team. You will lead quality improvement and risk management initiatives and contribute to standards and policies.
What you will bring:
Preferably 5 or more years of experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, applicants with differing work and lived experience may also be considered
- Specialist nursing experience in Eating Disorders Service
- Experience working with children and adolescents is preferred
- Demonstrated leadership ability, and able to provide specialised knowledge as an education resource to patients, families and other health professionals
- Advanced problem-solving and therapeutic skills that influence, manage and co-ordinate patient care
Registration as a Registered Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia is required
Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. Visa sponsorship for eligible international applicants that meet immigration requirements may also be considered.**Overseas applicants need to have completed endorsement of their nursing qualifications through the and must include this documentation with their application.
