Requisition ID:

REQ704188

Employment Type:

Temporary Full Time, 38 hours per week until January 2028.

Remuneration:

$2,863.40 - $2,920.59 per week+ 12% Superannuation + Salary Packaging

Location:

Liverpool Hospital

Applications close:

15/11/2026

Contact:

Isabella Sierra - Physical Health Coordinator, SWSLHD Mental Health Service on 0475 825 449 | [email protected]

With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health, and develop your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.

Achieve Something Great

Join the Mental Health Physical Health Service in a district-wide leadership role dedicated to improving the physical health outcomes of people living with severe mental illness. As the Community Physical Health Clinical Nurse Consultant, you'll provide specialist expertise, influence service delivery, and help drive cutting-edge, integrated approaches to physical health care across Community Mental Health Services.

- Serve as the recognised specialist physical health resource across SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services, delivering expert consultation, support and leadership across Liverpool, Fairfield, Bankstown and Macarthur locations
- Provide expert consultation and strategic leadership to clinicians managing complex physical health needs.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives that strengthen physical health care delivery and enhance patient outcomes.
- Drive the implementation of physical health policies and initiatives across Community Mental Health Services.




- Contribute to the establishment of integrated General Practitioner clinics within community mental health settings.

Are You the Right Fit?

Role

We're seeking an experienced and forward-thinking clinician who can influence practice, drive innovation and support the delivery of integrated physical health care across Community Mental Health Services. You'll thrive in a strategic leadership role where collaboration, clinical expertise and service improvement are key to achieving better outcomes for consumers. The ideal candidate will have:
- Extensive experience working within Community Mental Health Services.
- A genuine passion for improving the physical health and wellbeing of people living with mental illness.
- The ability to translate policy, strategic priorities and service objectives into meaningful clinical outcomes.
- Experience leading service improvement initiatives, quality projects and implementation activities that drive positive change.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to educate, mentor and support clinicians while influencing practice across services and disciplines.

Selection Criteria

To help us assess your suitability for the role,



please tell us as much as you can about yourself in response to the questions below.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). At least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field. In addition, the employee must have approved postgraduate nursing qualifications relevant to the field in which the employee is appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation
- Demonstrate how you have used clinical leadership, consultation, education, and stakeholder engagement skills to influence practice change with staff to improve physical health outcomes for consumers living with severe mental illness.
- Outline your experience leading or contributing to service improvement, quality improvement, policy implementation, or strategic projects within a mental health service to improve physical health care.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.

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- Applicants will be assessed against the criteria in the Position Description.

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📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant (Liverpool)
🏢 South Western Sydney Local Health District
📍 Liverpool