Clinical Nurse Consultant – CAMHS Crisis Connect

CRVCID No. 733328

This is a permanent fulltime/part time role at 1.4 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. Part‑time hours may also be considered.

About Our Team:

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Western Australia offer support, advice and treatment to children and adolescents from birth to 18 years who are experiencing mental health challenges.

CAMHS Crisis Connect (CCC) provides a single point of contact for children in community settings across State-wide Western Australia (including metropolitan emergency departments) who require urgent mental health support, brief intervention and/or assessment.

Support is offered in a variety of different mediums including mental health assessments in PCH emergency department, tele-health assessments for young people in external ED’s in addition to a 24/7 crisis line accessible to all young people, their families and carers in addition to professionals such as teachers, GPs and school psychologists seeking expert advice.

About the Role:

We are seeking highly motivated experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant to provide leadership and support to the CAMHS Crisis Connect team. This position is a specialist role which provides an effective clinical and management function. Areas of accountability will include the provision of advanced service delivery, leadership, clinical standard setting and monitoring, policy development, and change management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic clinical leadership and act as a key point of accountability for nursing services within the specialty area
• Deliver advanced clinical expertise and consultancy across nursing, medical and allied health teams
• Lead service planning, workforce optimisation, and resource management in partnership with senior leadership
• Drive quality improvement, risk management, and compliance with National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards
• Implement and monitor nursing-sensitive indicators and evidence-based practices
• Support staff development, performance management, and a strong culture of patient safety
• Contribute to business planning, KPI achievement, and service performance outcomes
• Manage stakeholder relationships, patient feedback, and external communications, including complex enquiries

What you will bring:

• Proven clinical leadership experience within a specialised nursing environment, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver advanced, evidence-based patient care.
• Strong expertise in quality improvement, clinical governance, and National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards, with demonstrated success driving patient safety and service excellence initiatives.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, mentor, and collaborate effectively across nursing, medical, allied health, and external service providers.
• Advanced understanding of workforce, resource, and change management within a complex healthcare setting, including experience contributing to strategic planning, policy development, and performance improvement.

Registration as a Registered Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia is required.

CAHS values: To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

How to apply

We welcome your application via the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page.

Your ability to meet the work-related requirements will be assessed throughout the recruitment process. For your written application please provide the following:

• A current resume and cover letter which summarises your experience and how you are able to meet the position requirements.
• Evidence of current registration by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Essential
• criteria 1).
  • Overseas applicants need to have completed endorsement of their nursing qualifications through the Nursing and Midwifery Board Ahpra (NMBA) and must include this documentation with their application.
• A written statement addressing Essential Criteria 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 per the Job Description Form including relevant examples, in no more than 3 pages maximum.
  • • A statement addressing the following *suitability criteria:Organisational Requirement:You must be available to work at Perth Children’s Hospitals
    • Work times between Monday – Sunday- 0800-1630.
  • The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a reference. Referees should include at least one individual who has been or is your direct Line Manager/Supervisor. We will contact you to seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees.
• The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a reference. Referees should include at least one individual who has been or is your direct Line Manager/Supervisor. We will contact you to seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees.

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

Role related questions: We encourage you to contact Sarah MacDonald, on email ***************@wa.health.gov.au  or  0482 843 ***, with any specific questions related to this role.

Help in submitting your application: If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above fixed-term vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Other Conditions: Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Support for your interview process

CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview. You can reach the team via ***************@health.wa.gov.au or by calling 08 6456 0***. All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.