Please note: Only current Department of Health, including Tasmanian Health Service employees, are eligible to apply.

The Role

The Clinical Nurse Consultant – Perinatal Mental Health (Clinical Nurse Consultant) is a member of the multidisciplinary Perinatal Mental Health Team based in Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS). As a senior member of the perinatal service, the Clinical Nurse Consultant will:

• Assist in providing specialist care to women, infants and their families within their designated region identified as at risk of, or having, moderate to severe perinatal mental health disorders, as part of a Tasmanian multidisciplinary perinatal mental health team.
• Provide specialist mental health assessment and clinical management to women in the perinatal period to promote positive maternal mental health and enhance the parent-infant relationship.
• Work in accordance with shared care principles and within a multidisciplinary treatment team to assist women’s access to specialist services and enhance their engagement with internal and external agencies.
• Take a lead role in the development and implementation of system changes and service improvements in the Perinatal Mental Health Team (PMHS).

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment

Fixed term, part time, day worker, position, working 32 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as possible for a period of up to one (1) month. 

Please note that hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

Classification: Registered Nurse, Grade 6

Salary $118,297 - $125,543 per annum (pro rata) + 12% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

*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.

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.

2. Current Tasmanian Working with Children Registration.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing.

2. Experience working in an Adult or Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service or a Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service.

3. Further education in perinatal or infant mental health, or counselling.

4. Current Driver’s Licence.

Under particular circumstances employees may be required to undertake a new conviction check.

Statement of Duties and any associated documents

You are encouraged to speak with the contact person once you have familiarised yourself with the Statement of Duties and any associated documents.  This will assist you to prepare an application more aligned with our specific needs.

• Clinical Nurse Consultant - Perinatal MH G6.docx

Applicant Guide

• Applicant Guide.docx

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the specifics of the role and selection criteria contained in the attached Statement of Duties.

A separate statement addressing each individual selection criteria is not required.

Please Note

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Contact Person

Kirsten Barton
Nurse Unit Manager (Team Leader) - Adult Community Mental Health
(03) 6477 7803
kirsten.barton@ths.tas.gov.au

The core purpose guiding the way in which we work across the Department of Health is to CARE for the health and wellbeing of all in Tasmania through our Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We are united by our shared purpose and model our CARE Values through our interactions with one another, our patients, our clients and the Tasmanian community.