About the role

Permanent part time opportunity to provide advanced mental health clinical expertise and care for patients presenting to the Emergency and Trauma Centre (ETC) at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) who have urgent mental health needs or are experiencing a mental health crisis.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.
Demonstrate advanced specialist knowledge, experience, and clinical skills in acute mental health assessments and emergency department triage and intervention.
Demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning, advanced problem-solving skills and expert clinical judgement in relation to effective problem-solving skills and treatment interventions within an ETC and patient flow environment.
Responsible for the professional development of self and others utilising contemporary practice in the delivery of improved standards of care.

Benefits when working for us

Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas




Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Flexible working arrangements and market-competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

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📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Rapid Response and Intervention (Brisbane)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Brisbane