SNAPSHOT
- 4 x Senior Mental Health Nurse — 2 x Triage, 2 x ACRT
- SRN 3 (Senior Registered Nurse Level 3)
- Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS) - SouthWest Regional Hub
- Bunbury, SouthWest Western Australia
- ACRT: 7 day rotating roster, business hours only. Triage: business hours
- Up to $135,000 per year
- Shared and subsidised accommodation offered wherever possible
- Travel from Perth to site reimbursed
- Own transport required — accommodation may not be within walking distance
Further InformationWe are seeking experienced Senior Registered Nurses (SRN 3) to join the Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS) at the SouthWest Regional Hub in Bunbury. Four positions are available across two distinct teams — Triage and the Acute Community Response Team (ACRT).
These are senior appointments. You will be holding clinical risk independently, making priority decisions that shape a young person’s pathway through the service, and containing acute presentations in the community. The service runs a genuine "no wrong door" approach — nobody is turned away.
THE FOUR POSITIONS
Triage — SW Regional Hub, ICAMHS 2 POSITIONS
- Process referrals through to appointment and allocate priority via the intake meeting
- Manage crisis calls through to an effective and protected outcome
- Provide assessment for walk-in presentations across the service
Acute Community Response Team (ACRT) 2 POSITIONS
- Respond to acute/crisis presentations across the ICAMHS age range.
- Excellent assessment and containment skills are essential
- Rostered across 7 days, within business hours
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- Senior-level mental health nursing experience consistent with SRN 3
- Demonstrated child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) experience
- Advanced mental health assessment, risk assessment and crisis containment skills
- Confidence working autonomously and holding clinical risk without direct supervision
- Own transport and a current driver’s licence
- Agreement in advance to the accommodation, travel and transport conditions above
- Highly regarded - Triage, intake or acute community response experience
- Highly regarded - post-graduate qualification in mental health nursing or CAMHS
WHY THIS ONE
- Four senior roles - tell us which team suits you, Triage or ACRT
- Specialist CAMHS practice at senior level, in a regional hub that genuinely needs you
- Bunbury on the doorstep of Margaret River, Busselton and the SouthWest coast — two hours from Perth
APPLY NOW:
Charlotte Allen
Nursing Recruitment Consultant — Henderson Healthcare
Phone: [08 6154 6919](tel:08 6154 6919)
Email:
[email protected]
Send your current CV and tell us whether Triage or ACRT interests you. Confidential conversations always welcome — even if you are only weighing it up.
📌 Senior Mental Health Nurse - CAMHS | Bunbury & South West | SRN 3 | 4 Positions
🏢 Henderson Healthcare
📍 Bunbury