Lead specialist mental health care for children and young people

Deliver trauma-informed, recovery-focused care across community settings

Shape cutting-edge clinical practice within a growing multidisciplinary team

Assess, lead and coordinate rapid, evidence-based mental health care for children and adolescents across Western Sydney.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $143,574.55 - $146,512.20 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Mount Druitt Hospital and Westmead Hospital

Where you'll be working
Join the new Safeguards Team within Perinatal Child and Youth Mental Health Services (PCYMHS), WSLHD, based at Mount Druitt Hospital and Westmead Hospital. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary service providing responsive, flexible and family-centred mental health support to children and young people aged 0–17 experiencing mental health distress.

- Work across schools, homes and hospital settings, using face-to-face, phone and telehealth models.

- Provide short-term, rapid and mobile support, including comprehensive assessment, care coordination and brief interventions.

- Collaborate with consumers, families/carers and health, social and education professionals.

- Contribute to the growth and evolution of a new service, including potential expansion to after-hours and weekend support.

- Be part of a team committed to trauma-informed, recovery-focused and evidence-based practice.

What you'll be doing
As a Safeguards Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1, you’ll bring specialist clinical expertise, professional judgement and leadership to the assessment and care of children and adolescents experiencing mental health distress.

- Provide expert mental health assessment, clinical advice, care navigation and treatment planning.

- Deliver and support high-quality,



client-centred clinical care for consumers and their families/carers.

- Lead and influence clinical practice, care pathways, models of care and quality improvement initiatives.

- Identify, apply and evaluate contemporary research, treatments and therapeutic approaches in perinatal, child and youth mental health.

- Develop clinical capability through education, consultation, research and collaboration across PCYMHS and the wider health and community system.

Ready to make a difference?

Bring your expertise, leadership and passion for child and youth mental health to a service that is helping shape the future of responsive community-based care. Apply now and join Western Sydney Local Health District.

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements:

Qualification: Approved post registration nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation.
Registration: Current Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse

Selection Criteria:

- Minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience and a post graduate qualification in Mental Health/Child and Adolescent.

- Proven clinical leadership skills, ability to apply clinical expertise in patient-centred consultancy and both the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework and the capacity to work independently.

- Demonstrated effective communication,



inter-personal skills and consistent demonstration of NSW Health CORE values across a variety of mediums and with a broad range of individuals (patients/consumers, members of the public, colleagues, management and key stakeholders). Knowledge of the practice development framework to clinical practice.

- Demonstrated involvement in the development/change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence-based research.

- Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning.

- Proven skills in clinical teaching, the identification of education needs in the clinical area, and competency in the use of contemporary information systems.

- Current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to use same as required for position.

Requisition ID: REQ692225
Applications Close: 21st October 2026

Need more information ?

- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.

- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.

- For inquiries about the role, contact Fiona Lo on 0438 341 381 or [email protected]

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations.

Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

📌 Safeguards Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1 (North Parramatta)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 North Parramatta