Clinical Nurse (Mental Health - Child and Youth ACCESS Team)
This position is accountable for providing leadership, coordination, support and high level mental health nursing care to facilitate efficient, responsive, consumer focused and evidence-based service delivery within the assigned child and youth mental health unit
The Role
An opportunity has become available for a Clinical Nurse (Mental Health - Child and Youth ACCESS Team) to join Gold Coast Health (GCH) where the focus of our 14 000-strong team is on providing world-class health care to people living in the Gold Coast, and northern New South Wales region of Australia.
You will
- Contribute to the clinical education of students and other less experienced staff
- Participate in the identification, development and implementation of quality and service
- Work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team to provide care coordination between different sites or programs
- Provide comprehensive care to consumers with acute mental health issues including mental health risk assessment and risk management plans
About you
To be successful in this position you will require:
- A Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
- Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia
- Evidence of vaccination, or be able to be vaccinated against and remain vaccinated against - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis and Hepatitis B
- Tuberculosis screening, to identify if the tuberculosis vaccination may be required
- Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed
- Criminal History Screening will be required for recent employees (GCH will cover cost)
- Flexible work options
- Salary Packaging
- Modern Facilities
- Diverse Work Culture
- 12.75% super
- 17.5% leave loading
- Temporary part time (up to 31 January 2027, with the possibility of extension, 64 hours per fortnight)
- Base salary ranging from $57.76 - $61.85 per hour
About Us
The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) Access Team is a multidisciplinary, multi-speciality team within the Gold Coast CYMHS. This team provide ongoing care coordination and therapeutic care for children and young people (0-18 years) with severe and complex mental health problems presenting to a local Emergency Department or within the community. Operating during and after business hours and across multiple Gold Coast Hospital and Health Servicesites at Southport and Robina, the aim of the CYMHS Access Team is to provide all new referrals specialist triage assessment through a single work unit.
About Gold Coast Health
- Nationally and internationally recognised location for innovative medical research and health care
- More than 1100 beds across three hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital, Robina Hospital, Varsity Lakes Hospital and Robina and Southport Health Precincts
- Secondary and tertiary health services across more than 20 facilities
- Opportunity to combine professional advancement, job satisfaction and relaxation into one fulfilling lifestyle
- A workplace culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work so that they can perform at their best
- Committed to reflecting the diversity of the Gold Coast community and ensuring each staff member is included and feels like they belong
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📌 Clinical Nurse (Mental Health - Child and Youth ACCESS Team) (City of Gold Coast)
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