About the Team
The Integrated Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) provides complex secondary and tertiary level health care. CYMHS offers specialised mental health services for families with children and young people (birth to 18 years) who experience severe and complex mental health problems, and where their needs cannot be met by other services. CYMHS provides a comprehensive, recovery-orientated mental healthcare service that aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and their carer networks. Recovery principles are embedded into service delivery, culture and practice, providing consumers and their families, in collaboration with other services, access and referral to a range of programs that will support and sustain recovery. CYMHS combines hospital and community-based facilities to provide free consultation, assessment and treatment of children and young people experiencing serious mental health disorders and problems with their carer network.
About the Role
The Associate Clinical Nurse Consultant (ACNC) Intake Coordinator is accountable at an advanced practice level for the provision of specialist mental health nursing expertise and nursing leadership in a multidisciplinary team/s to deliver evidence based mental health services. The ACNC Intake Coordinator works within standard business hours to coordinate referral activities for the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Units that ensures state-wide access is facilitated, and young people and their carers experience seamless transitions in their care.
Autonomy
Advanced level of autonomous clinical and professional practice and decision making in collaboration with a NG7 or above.
Operationalise the strategies that support a work-based culture that promotes and supports education, learning, research, and workforce development.
Apply critical thinking and expert clinical judgement across all the domains
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Competitive renumeration
Annual pay increases
12.75% employer superannuation contribution
17.5% annual leave loading
Salary packaging
Employee wellness and assistance program
Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
