Title: Clinical Nurse Consultant
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Clinical Nurse Consultant
- Permanent Part Time 0.8 EFT | Experience work-life balance
- Maroondah Hospital | Inpatient Unit Two | Adult Acute Mental Health Unit.
- Be part of a passionate and driven team with knowledge and skills to care for our consumers whilst providing the best services possible
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) to work within our Acute Adult Inpatient Ward to provide high level clinical consultation and advice in collaboration with nursing and clinical staff within the inpatient unit.
This Role includes:
- Working as a senior mental health nurse to provide clinical expertise for the ongoing recovery-orientated collaboration with consumers, their significant others and the nursing and medical leadership.
- The CNC working with the Clinical Nurse Manager (where applicable), Lead Consultant, Nurse Unit Manager to ensure consumers presenting with complex presentations have a comprehensive, collaborative inpatient recovery plan.
- The CNC role is tasked with enhancing the clinical capability of the inpatient nursing team in accordance with the Eastern Health Mental Health Improvement and Innovation plan and in the context of audit results and achievements relating to clinical practices.
- The CNC role requires strong clinical leadership skills for the implementation of specific Department of Health and Human Service (the department) initiatives and frameworks that are being led by the Office of the Chief Mental Health Nurse such as Safewards, Intensive Care Area Framework, Clinical Supervision and Reducing Restrictive Interventions.
You will join a highly skilled, multi-disciplinary team who partner to provide the best possible care for our patients. With a strong commitment to research and teaching, we offer professional development, leadership opportunities, and the space and time for you to be the best possible nurse.
You will flourish at Eastern Health!
What’s in it for you?
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Pursue your career goals with Eastern Health scholarships
- Work in a team where your skills and talents are valued and acknowledged
- Flexible working hours
- Generous salary packaging options
- Belong to a team of dedicated and passionate healthcare professionals
About you
- You are enthusiastic, passionate, and love learning and supporting others. You possess:
- Current, condition-free registration with AHPRA
- Have Post Graduate qualifications in mental health nursing
- Minimum 5 years experience in acute inpatient mental health nursing
- Highly developed interpersonal and previous leadership experience or experience in a senior nursing role
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.
Good to know:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency application
If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.
Contact Person: Brittany Williams
Contact Number: 9955 1144
Contact Email: brittany.williams@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 14/08/2025
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
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