Job description

MedicalJobsAustralia.com Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Located in: Katoomba Community Health Centre Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1 Remuneration: $143,574.55 - $146,512.20 per annum Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ687682 Applications Close: 13-09-2026

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.

NBMLHD Community Mental Health offers a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centers. Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.

Make a difference in the lives of young people and help shape their mental health journey. We are seeking a passionate and experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant to join the Youth Mental Health Initiative (YMHI), where you will play a pivotal role in supporting young people aged 12 to 24 with complex mental health needs. Working in partnership with headspace and broader mental health services, you will provide specialist clinical expertise, helping young people access the right care at the right time while promoting positive mental health outcomes.

In this rewarding role, you will deliver advanced clinical assessments, care coordination, and short-term interventions within a stepped model of care. As a trusted nursing leader, you will provide expert consultation and support to headspace clinicians, strengthening their capacity to respond to complex presentations and enhancing the quality of care delivered to young people. You will also play a key role in facilitating seamless pathways across Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Services, headspace sites, and wider mental health services, ensuring continuity of care and a coordinated approach to treatment and recovery.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled mental health nurse who is passionate about leadership, collaboration, and creating meaningful change for young people in our community. Apply now!

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

Accrued Day Off (ADO)

Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging

Novated Leasing

Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year

Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.

What you will bring to the role

Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse-Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and current NSW Driver's License and willingness to use same as required for the position.

Minimum five years full-time equivalent post registration experience and post graduate qualifications in Youth Mental Health, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate. Demonstrated advanced skills in mental health assessment, care planning and evidence-based interventions for young people and their families.

Evidence of consistent demonstration of behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation with all stakeholders including colleagues, direct reports, patients and consumers.

Demonstrated clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing-midwifery practice.

Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums and knowledge of the practice development framework to clinical practice.

Demonstrated involvement in the development-change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence-based Research.

Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning, particularly across integrated youth mental health models.

Ability to apply clinical expertise in patient-centered consultancy, with the ability to work effectively both as a member of a multidisciplinary team and independently. Demonstrated ability to work with community stakeholders and partners to coordinator client centered care.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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