Experience everything Cairns has to offer while working as a Clinical Nurse Consultant with the Consultant Liaison Psychiatry Service. You will provide liaison, consultancy and advice to support the delivery of evidence based clinical liaison interventions, focused on people with mental health issues throughout the Cairns Hospital non- mental health wards and to community mental health services.

Job details

About us: The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will:

• Provide leadership to effectively plan, manage and evaluate specialist Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Services to achieve organisational goals.
• Provide effective and efficient management of service in collaboration with relevant Team Leader, Manager and Nursing Director, clinical and non-clinical staff to facilitate the provision of quality evidence-based Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Services.
• Effectively manage self and in collaboration with Clinical Nurse Educators and other Clinical Nurse Consultants, develop staff to enable fulfilment of role responsibilities. Coordinate and provide specialist training and professional development activities to staff working with people with mental health issues.
• Lead and coordinate quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities to ensure the provision of quality, cost-effective nursing services.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CAH643123 Role Description (PDF, 543KB)
  Role Description