Job Description
Employment Type - Temporary Full Time
Hours per fortnight - 80
Job Category - Nursing - Registered Nurse (Div 1)
Req Id - ****
Support, educate and build the capability of generalist teams in mental health care
Access training, education, and professional development programs
Temporary Full time role (80 hours per fortnight) ADO's, five weeks annual leave and salary packaging (Long Service Leave)
About The Role
As a Consultation Liaison Nurse, you will play a key role in supporting the mental health care of patients within Barwon Health's bed-based generalist settings.
Working directly with patients and their families, you will provide expert mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) assessment, risk assessment and evidence-based interventions.
You will also work closely with generalist staff, providing clinical guidance, education and support to build their capacity to recognise and respond to the mental health needs of patients.
This is a dynamic and collaborative role where you will act as an important link between hospital and mental health services, supporting coordinated, recovery-oriented and person-centred care.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive mental health, psychosocial, AOD and risk assessments, along with evidence-based brief interventions.
Develop collaborative care plans with patients, families, caregivers and multidisciplinary teams.
Provide clinical guidance, education and support to generalist staff caring for patients with mental health needs.
Facilitate effective clinical handovers, referrals and linkages with internal and external services.
Contribute to quality improvement, clinical policy development and the ongoing improvement of mental health care across the organisation.
What We're Looking For
Formal recognised qualifications in Mental Health Nursing,



including a Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing.
Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse.
Significant experience in mental health and AOD assessment and treatment.
Advanced clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of people experiencing mental health and substance use disorders.
Strong communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills, with the ability to provide clinical leadership and education to others.
Experience or postgraduate qualifications in clinical practice and/or leadership will be highly regarded.
Position Description
Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.
Barwon Health staff benefits
Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
Extensive professional development opportunities
Attractive salary packaging advantages
Living expenses capped at $9,010
Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
Diversity and inclusion
Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve.
We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.
Child safety
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
All Appointments Are Subject To
Satisfactory Police Record Check
Immunisation Status Clearance
Working with Children Check (if applicable)
Application closing date - 2 October ****

📌 Consultation Liaison Nurse Cl Psychiatry (Victoria)
🏢 Barwon Health
📍 Victoria