Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health This is a PermanentPart-Time appointment at 72 hours perfortnight. This is where jobs becomecareers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place.Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellenthealth care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan HealthService is the perfect place to start Fiona StanleyHospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range ofhealth services including the State Rehabilitation Service, acomprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit,maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State AdultBurns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heartand lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine. SMHS delivers quality, safeand effective hospital and health services within a catchment areastretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southernhalf of Perth. Our vision is Excellenthealth care, every time.You can read more about SMHS in ourStrategic Planhere. Currently we areseeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist – MentalHealth Emergency Department to join our team. Thesuccessful applicant will: Inpartnership with the Mental Health Leadership team and beresponsible for the delivery of quality patient care withintheir speciality. Supportthe Mental Health Nursing team by supervising the delivery ofquality patient care, through developing standards of practice,implementing changes to clinical practice, education of staffand initiating research and quality improvementactivities. Beresponsible for the provision of an emergency departmentservice within their area of expertise assigned to customerswithin the ED and Hospital. As asenior nurse have professional accountability to the MentalHealth Director of Nursing and Midwifery and provide mentorshipand role modelling for nurses and contribute to the advancementof the profession, in keeping with the vision and values forFiona Stanley Nursing Our Values guide our work inevery action, and that includes recruitment and employment SMHSencourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally andlinguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and peoplewith disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender,religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilitiesare, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to ourworkforce. Want to knowmore?We encourage you to contact SharonDelahuntyat ***. If you are ready topartner with us see the application instructionsbelow: Your application shouldinclude: A copyof your current CV and a Cover Letter Astatement addressing the selection criteria Thenames and contact details of two (2) current referees who canattest to your suitability for this role. These documents should becomplete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Pleaseensure you allow enough time to complete the online applicationprocess as you will be required to answer various questions andattach your documentation. If youexperience difficulties while applying online, please contactEmployee Services on for immediate assistance duringbusiness hours. Our employees enjoy a rangeof benefits which may include (in line with operationalrequirements): Professional DevelopmentOpportunities and Study leave/assistance Flexibleworking arrangements Flexibleleave arrangements Otherprofessional and location-based allowances Are youeligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants musthave a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be anAustralian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live andwork indefinitely in Australia (for permanentappointments). WA Healthembraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms ofdiscrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed togrowing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’sAboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality,Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to thisposition. Aboriginal people are encouraged toapply. WA Health engages staff inpositions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies requireapplicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integritychecking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertakinga criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also berequired to undertake a working with children check (if requiredfor the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may askreferees to comment on your integrity and past demonstrationofethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does notnecessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as partof the appointment process. This vacancy issubject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check.For further information please refer to the WWC website at: Whilst this selectionprocess will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it mayalso be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout thehealth service. In addition to this, should the successfulapplicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the nextmost 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 recruitmentdecision. Lodgement is systemgenerated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing datewill not be accepted.LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BECONSIDERED. Be careful - Don’t provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Don't transfer any money or complete suspicious online surveys. If you see something suspicious, report this job ad . #J-18808-Ljbffr