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Clinical Nurse Consultant Primary Mental Health
Wacol/Ironbark/Spring Creek
Expert Mental Health Nursing opportunity in a unique clinical setting! Custodial Primary Health Service (CPHS) is a rapidly growing division within the West Moreton Health region, delivering primary health care services to detained, remanded and sentenced prisoners and Young Persons across eight facilities (six Correctional Centres and two Youth Detention Centres).
The Clinical Nurse Consultant provides expert Mental Health assessment, triage and appropriate referral to in reach agencies, nursing leadership, clinical governance, and complex clinical support for patients within a designated clinical specialty across the Custodial Primary Health Service. The role includes some education components for patients and nursing staff at all levels of practice.
Permanent Full-time!
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 7 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - West,Ipswich region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/WM694423_10 |
| Closing date | 27-Oct-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Jessica Atkin |
| Contact details | 0483 379 178 Access the National Relay Service |
About West Moreton Health
West Moreton Health is one of Queensland's most diverse and rapidly evolving health services, delivering health care to over 300,000 people across Ipswich, Boonah, Gatton, Laidley, and Esk.
We provide preventative and primary healthcare services, ambulatory services, acute care, sub-acute care, oral health, mental health and other specialised services, including prison and youth detention health services, and alcohol and other drugs services to the region.
At West Moreton Health, our employees apply our shared values to every aspect of their work. This helps make sure our workplaces are effective, inclusive and empower our employees to reach our goals.
As a Child Safe Organisation, at West Moreton Health:
- We prioritise children and young people being seen, heard, and safe in every interaction.
- We create inclusive environments where the voices and needs of children and young people are valued and respected.
- We believe safeguarding is shared responsibility, upheld by every member of our organisation.
Come and join a connected team of over 6,000 professionals delivering compassionate, community-based care across the West Moreton region.
What it's like to work with us | West Moreton Health
What we're looking for
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:
- Demonstrated high level of knowledge, skills, expertise and experience in contemporary mental health clinical practice related to the assessment, treatment and care of people with a mental illness.
- Demonstrated ability to provide specialist mental health clinical advice; to communicate, consult, liaise and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders engaged in service delivery to patients with a mental illness. This includes demonstrated skills and ability in the development and maintenance of collaborative partnerships at the individual, agency and inter-sectoral levels.
- Proven leadership skills, including the ability to initiate, develop, implement and evaluate a range of mental health training materials, programs and other resources for staff involved in the care of patients with mental illness.
- Capability to provide clinical supervision and mentoring to less experienced practitioners to ensure maintenance of professional clinical standards.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate mental health clinical practices, tools, protocols and guidelines to ensure optimum standards of care and outcomes for patients within the correctional centres, many of whom will have complex mental health care needs.
Mandatory Requirements
- Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16
- Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration or membership with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).
Why choose us
- Purposeful work that makes a meaningful impact.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Career pathways with support to step into senior roles and leadership.
- Wellbeing supports including peer networks, flexible work options, EAP and dedicated mental health programs.
- Competitive benefits including salary packaging and up to 12.75% super.
- A lifestyle you'll love in a region that blends rural charm, natural beauty and city convenience.
To apply
For further information regarding this role, please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume, including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.
Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Documents
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