Lead specialist perinatal mental health initiatives
Drive clinical excellence and service development
Shape outcomes for women, infants, and families
WSLHD are excited to be advertising the position of Perinatal Mental Health Consultation-Liaison. This position works closely alongside the PIMHS and Safe Start team servicing WSLHD hospitals to promote optimal outcomes for families in the context of mental health difficulties.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time (Thursday / Friday position)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $68.50 - $69.86 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16
Location: Westmead & across WSLHD
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) offers extensive healthcare services across Western Sydney. Join a team dedicated to:
Providing primary and secondary care to Auburn, Blacktown, and surrounding LGAs.
Delivering tertiary care to the Greater Western Region.
Committed to "better health services" for all.
Upholding values of collaboration, respect, and empowerment.
Embracing a vision of innovation and quality in healthcare.
We promote a supportive atmosphere that values seeking assistance and providing professional, respectful feedback. Our team embraces diversity, honours differences, and celebrates collective successes.
What you'll be doing
As the Perinatal Mental Health CNC, you will play a pivotal leadership and consultancy role across WSLHD, facilitating responsive and specialised support for women experiencing emotional wellbeing or perinatal mental health concerns. You will build capacity across services, strengthen partnerships, and contribute to innovation in perinatal and infant mental health care.
Deliver trauma-informed consultation and liaison for clinicians supporting perinatal women
Provide supervision and expert guidance to build capability across multidisciplinary teams
Lead development of culturally sensitive care pathways and coordinated responses
Establish and sustain partnerships across internal and external services to improve access and continuity
Contribute to research, education programs, clinical review processes, and quality improvement initiatives.
This position requires you to work Thursday and Fridays.
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: Post Graduate Perinatal or Mental Health Nursing Qualification or working towards
Registration: Current enrolment with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse Division 1, with a minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience, with a minimum of three years full-time experience in the specialty field
Selection Criteria:
Significant clinical experience working with perinatal clients with mild and complex mental health needs, including clients from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and across broad clinical networks.
Sound clinical knowledge and evidence informed practice, ability to think critically, problem solve, and make timely, sound clinical decisions
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across a variety of mediums e.g. written, verbal, electronic
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team plan to and lead the implementation of changes perinatal and infant mental health services and practices
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, and collaboratively with stakeholders to effect positive quality improvements to clinical services and effective referral pathways
Demonstrated clinical teaching skills, understanding of capacity building and practice development, and ability to develop and deliver educational programs
Currently hold a valid NSW Class C driver's license and willingness to use for work purposes.
Requisition ID: REQ662019
Applications Close: 23rd June 2026
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For inquiries about the role, contact Hannah Clyfton-Myers on 02 8890 6577 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. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .
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.
