Clinical Nurse Specialist – Paediatric Mental Health
Permanent Full Time | Up to 76 hours per fortnight | Tasmania
Salary: $109,767 – $115,813 + 12% superannuation + applicable allowances
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced
Registered Nurse with paediatric mental health experience
to join a supportive multidisciplinary team within a specialist paediatric inpatient setting in
North West Tasmania
.
About the role
You will work as a
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Mental Health
within a 16-bed paediatric inpatient unit caring for children and young people aged 0–17 years across a broad range of presentations, including general paediatrics, surgical, orthopaedic and acute mental health care.
Working closely with the Nurse Unit Manager, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert clinical care and contribute to the delivery of safe, person-centred and recovery-oriented mental health services.
Your responsibilities will include:
Providing acute inpatient mental health care coordination for paediatric consumers.
Completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and ongoing mental state assessments.
Providing therapeutic engagement and evidence-informed psychotherapeutic interventions.
Monitoring and reviewing responses to treatment and adjusting care in collaboration with the MDT.
Working closely with children, young people, families and carers using a trauma-informed approach.
Providing clinical leadership and expert nursing knowledge within the team.
Supporting the implementation of clinical standards, policies and best-practice care.
Assisting senior nursing and medical staff with the effective coordination of clinical resources.
Contributing to a positive, collaborative and supportive team culture.
About you




You will be an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse who is confident working with children and young people experiencing acute mental health presentations.
You will bring:
Current registration as a
Registered Nurse with AHPRA
.
Current
Working with Children Registration
.
Experience in paediatric mental health or a strong background in child and adolescent mental health nursing.
Excellent clinical assessment, communication and therapeutic engagement skills.
A commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred and recovery-oriented practice.
The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Strong clinical judgement and the confidence to provide leadership within your scope of practice.
Desirable:
Relevant postgraduate qualifications, or currently working towards them.
Previous clinical leadership experience.
What's on offer
Permanent full-time position
, up to 76 hours per fortnight.
$109,767 – $115,813 per annum + 12% superannuation.
Potential postgraduate qualification allowance of up to 10%, depending on qualification.
Salary packaging benefits of up to
$9,010 in living expenses + $2,650 meal entertainment
per FBT year, where eligible.
Professional development opportunities and accelerated career pathways.
Study leave and professional development support.
Fitness Passport access across Tasmania.
Comprehensive leave entitlements.
Supportive workplace for employees with caring responsibilities.
Relocation assistance of up to $10,000 for eligible interstate applicants and up to $15,000 for eligible overseas applicants.
Why Tasmania?
Combine a rewarding healthcare career with an exceptional lifestyle.
Tasmania offers a unique opportunity to live surrounded by spectacular natural environments, vibrant communities and an abundance of outdoor experiences. Working in the Tasmanian public health system also provides the chance to build meaningful connections with patients, families and colleagues while making a tangible contribution to the community.
#J-*****-Ljbffr

📌 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health Paediatric Unit (Burnie)
🏢 Talent Quarter
📍 Burnie