Clinical Nurse Consultant - Acute Inpatient Mental Health: Prevention

Lead Mental Health Care and Clinical Response

Temporary opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant to provide advanced clinical leadership, specialist mental health expertise and rapid response support across acute inpatient mental health services.

As the Clinical Nurse Consultant – PReS, you will provide advanced clinical leadership and specialist mental health expertise across acute inpatient services. You will play a key role in preventing and responding to aggression and occupational violence, supporting least restrictive practice and promoting safe, person-centred care.

• Provide rapid clinical response and expert support during aggression and occupational violence emergencies.
• Deliver advanced clinical consultancy, assessment and leadership across acute inpatient mental health services.
• Support staff through education, coaching, mentoring and clinical supervision in contemporary mental health practice.
• Lead quality improvement, evidence-based practice and initiatives that strengthen patient and staff safety.

We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse who can provide expert clinical leadership and confidently support teams in complex and challenging situations.

• Registered Nurse with current NMBA registration and relevant tertiary qualifications.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in contemporary mental health and/or addiction nursing practice.
• Strong clinical judgement, communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, support least restrictive practice and drive quality improvement.

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• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.