Clinical Nurse Consultant or Mental Health Clinician - Senior, Atherton

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Clinical Nurse Consultant or Mental Health Clinician - Senior, Atherton. Terms and conditions vacancy

Remuneration value up to $133 535 p.a., comprising salary between $107 804 - $117 037 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (up to 17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) or Remuneration value up to $127 965 p.a., comprising salary between $104 227 - $112 155 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (up to 17.5%) (HP4) (Applications will remain current for 12 months). Job Ad Reference: TL282437

Purpose of the Role

To provide advanced quality rural nursing mental health care including clinical management, assessment and acute care service, mental health promotion and education, and consultation liaison services to the adult mental health consumers and their families within the community of the Tablelands as a member of a multidisciplinary team. This position is based in Atherton but will be required to provide a clinical mental health service to the outlying area of Ravenshoe and surrounds.

• Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a ‘working with children check'; from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position.

• It is a condition of employment for the employee in this role to be, and remain, vaccinated against or non-susceptible to the following Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) during their employment: Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Varicella (chicken pox) and Pertussis (whooping cough). Existing staff engaged prior to 1 July 2016 (and have not had a break in service) are not subject to this new condition of employment unless they are moving from one Hospital and Health Service to another Hospital and Health Service within Queensland).  Existing staff that have previously submitted this evidence since 1 July 2016 will not be required to resubmit.

• It is a condition of employment for the employee in this role to be vaccinated against or not susceptible to Hepatitis B. Proof of vaccination or non-susceptibility is a condition of employment for all staff (new and existing) who have direct contact with patients or who in the course of their work may be exposed to blood/body fluids or contaminated sharps.

• It is strongly recommended that you complete the VPD Evidence Form and prepare your documents prior to meeting with the selection panel; however you will only be required to supply the evidence if you are the preferred applicant. If you are the preferred applicant, your application for employment will not be successful unless you comply with this Queensland Health policy. Further information and Evidence Forms can be found at https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/work-for-us/dept-of-health/pre-employment/vaccinations/providing-evidence

How to Apply:

For full details of this position, please ensure you download the Role Description and Information Package for Applicants (at the links in the boxed area above) for instructions on how to apply for this role.  If you have difficulty viewing this role description in .pdf format, please contact Recruitment Services on [email protected] to request it in .doc format. Please note that if the information requested in the ‘how to apply' section is not provided you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.  The Information Package for Applicants outlines pre-employment checks that will be undertaken for successful applicants.