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Infant Mental Health Clinician - Clinical nurse 0-4 CYMHS
Nundah
The Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (QCPIMH) is seeking a Clinical Nurse for our 0-4 CYMHS team. You'll use advanced clinical and problem-solving skills to optimise outcomes for infants at risk of severe mental health problems and their families. This autonomous role involves expert planning, managing, and delivering specialist nursing care, and contributing to management activities.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Mental Health Clinicians |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 6 (1) |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - North |
| Job ad reference | QLD/H25CHQ651769 |
| Closing date | 12-Aug-2025 |
| Job duration | Permanent |
| Contact person | Lisa Gannon |
| Contact details | 07 3266 0300 Access the National Relay Service |
About the Team
The Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (QCPIMH) empowers parents, caregivers and communities to nurture emotionally healthy children. We advocate for perinatal and infant mental health, influencing policy and public awareness.
Our Clinical Unit (0-4 CYMHS) delivers multidisciplinary mental health clinical services in Brisbane, including a volunteer Family Support Service. The Strategy Unit strengthens state-wide services through cross-sector collaboration, focusing on service/workforce development, promotion, research, and advocacy.
About the Role
The Clinical Nurse (CN) role provides advanced clinical and problem-solving skills, expert planning and coordination skills to optimise psycho-social outcomes for infants who are at risk of severe and complex mental health problems and their families and carers, ensuring quality standards are met. This role works autonomously within the infant mental health team structure and is pivotal in the planning, managing and delivering of specialist nursing care. The role supports in management activities including portfolio responsibilities.
Autonomy
- Practices autonomously.
- Provides leadership in clinical decision making to give and/or coordinate care to particular patients.
- Assumes responsibility for professional leadership for a ward, service or unit in the absence of the Nurse Grade 7 (NG7).
- Applies critical thinking across all the domains.
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)
Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Competitive renumeration
- Annual pay increases
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Salary packaging
- Employee wellness and assistance program
- Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
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CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
Application Kit
CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
Information Package for Applicants
651769 - NRG6 0-4 CYMHS - RD (PDF, 640KB)
Role Description
