Clinical Nurse Consultant - Mental Health Emergency Response (528873)

Please note this position is also being advertised as an Allied Health Professional - Mental Health Emergency Response (528872d) and multiple positions will be filled on merit. Please note this position is eligible for a Multi Disciplinary Allowance.

The Team:

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an acute care multidisciplinary team delivering high quality mental health services in accordance with the principles of recovery orientated and trauma informed care, a primary health model, Agency policy and direction, legal and ethical requirements, and relevant professional competencies.

Mental Health Emergency Response in the North West consists of a clinician that responds to matters that are received by Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania. These matters are communicated to the clinician via Ambulance Tasmania. The clinician co-responds with either or both Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania.

The Role:

• Works in close partnership with nominated staff from Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania to provide a timely response to people experiencing mental health emergencies in the community.
• Provide early and immediate advanced mental health assessment and treatment where joint police, ambulance and clinician response is required for people experiencing mental health crises in the community.
• Actively engage with the consumer, their family/carer and a range of community managed organisations and key internal and external stakeholders including Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania co-responders in attendance to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, person and family centred care.
• Facilitates training and education opportunities to relevant police and ambulance staff to enhance overall mental health literacy and increase capacity to manage mental health crises occurring in the community.

You will need:

• Proven ability to undertake advanced comprehensive mental health and risk assessments of people experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and application of contemporary and evidence-based skills in relation to crisis intervention, including the formulation of safety plans and the provision of brief therapeutic interventions as required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant philosophies, such as trauma informed care and recovery principles and policies and procedures and associated legislation which impact upon the management of crises across the community.
• Proven high level interpersonal skills including oral and written communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and decision-making skills and the ability to communicate effectively with consumers, families/carer, colleagues and emergency service and hospital personnel, particularly in crisis situations.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Multiple permanent, full time and part time, shift worker (fully rotational) positions, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. 

MHERNW (Mental Health Emergency Response in the North West) operates a single 10-hour shift which commences at 1pm and finishes at 11pm, 7 days a week

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $114,851 to $121,886 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qualification type

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible. 

Allowances: 

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available: 

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum
• Payment of $15,000 staged over three years is available for Nurses and Midwives who move to Tasmania from interstate and remain employed full time for three years or more, on top of relocation allowance already available.

Benefits available to eligible candidates 

• Payment of $15,000 staged