.Clinical Nurse Specialist - CAMHS (529702d)Department of HealthCommunity, Mental Health & WellbeingCMHW - MH & Statewide ServicesApplications must be submitted by Friday 31 January, 2025 11:55 PM AESTAward/Classification:Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Award, Registered Nurse, Grade 5Salary: $106,570 to $112,440 per annumEmployment type:Full TimeRegion:SouthLocation:Level 2, 54 Victoria StThe Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is seeking Clinical Nurse Specialists to join our new Head to Health Kids (H2HK) Tasmania service.
H2HK Tas is an integrated secondary level mental health service for emerging complexity for the 0-12 year age group, representing an important addition to a child and family mental health stepped care model in Tasmania.Role Overview:This role will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver secondary level mental health assessment, intervention, and liaison for infants, children, and their families and caregivers, experiencing emerging complexity regarding emotional, social, relational, and behavioural functioning.Key Responsibilities:Support the establishment of the Southern Head to Health Kids Tasmania service.Undertake assessments, care planning, and delivery of individual and group secondary level mental health interventions to children and families, including culturally appropriate services.Develop and support collaborative care partnerships with service providers including across primary health, child health, and early childhood programs.Collect and review client and service outcome data and participate in activities to improve client outcomes.Contribute to continuing quality and safety, service development and improvement, and professional development processes and standards.Duties Include:Ensure the delivery of a comprehensive clinical service through assessment, case management, and individual therapies.Develop, monitor, and evaluate clinical outcome measures, manage mild to moderate clinical issues.Participate in the multi-disciplinary team review of current clients.Establish effective collaborative relationships with children, families, and stakeholders.Maintain clinical documentation ensuring appropriate records of assessments and interventions.Note: Refer to the Statement of Duties for all selection criteria to address in your application.Details of Appointment:Fixed term full-time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 30 June 2026.Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar vacancies.Salary: $106,570 - $112,440 per annum with an 11.5% superannuation contribution on top of this amount.Benefits:Professional development and accelerated pathways.Excellent leave benefits: 20 days annual leave (pro rata), 20 days personal leave (pro rata).Fitness Passport access for you and your family