• Salary: SRN Lev­el 3 $131,773.00 p.a. (plus 12% superannuation) 
• Loca­tion: Hed­land Health Campus 
• Unit/​Division: WACHS — Pilbara 
• Work Type: Per­ma­nent — Full Time 
• Posi­tion No: 00615819
• Clos­ing Date: 2025-08-21 4:00 PM (YYYY-MM-DD)
  

Posi­tion Pro­file: The prime objec­tive is to triage and assess all patients pre­sent­ing to the Emer­gency Depart­ment, who may be con­sid­ered at risk or requir­ing a spe­cial­ist men­tal health assess­ment. Respon­si­ble for pro­vid­ing a spe­cialised clin­i­cal men­tal health con­sul­tan­cy ser­vice to the Emer­gency Depart­ment and oth­er areas of Hed­land Health Cam­pus, out­side of the oper­at­ing hours of the Com­mu­ni­ty Men­tal Health Service.

To be a strong can­di­date for this role, we are look­ing for:

• Sig­nif­i­cant, rel­e­vant clin­i­cal in pro­vi­sion of men­tal health ser­vices in an acute adult men­tal health setting.
• Demon­strat­ed advanced skills in the nurs­ing man­age­ment of com­plex psy­chi­atric pre­sen­ta­tions, risk assess­ment, cri­sis inter­ven­tion and man­age­ment of aggres­sion in a clin­i­cal setting.
• Demon­strat­ed advanced writ­ten, ver­bal and inter­per­son­al com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills.
• Demon­strat­ed abil­i­ty to under­take a lead­er­ship role with­in a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team environment.
• A work­ing knowl­edge of com­put­ers and infor­ma­tion sys­tems rel­e­vant to the position/​role.

Employ­ee Benefits:

In addi­tion to the great salary our employ­ees enjoy an amaz­ing range of benefits:

• Loca­tion based allowances including:
• • addi­tion­al North­west paid leave
  • Dis­trict Allowance — region­al specific
  • Annu­al trav­el sub­sidy (ALTC)
  • Air-con­di­tion­ing sub­sidy allowance.
• Heav­i­ly sub­sidised hous­ing Gov­ern­ment Region­al Offi­cer Housing
• Paid study Leave assis­tance – region­al spe­cif­ic as per EBA.
• Gen­er­ous salary pack­ag­ing benefits:
• • Up to $9010 on a range of ben­e­fits such as mort­gage, your rent or oth­er every­day liv­ing expenses
  • Up to $2650 on meal enter­tain­ment, hol­i­day accom­mo­da­tion and venue hire
  • Access to novat­ed leas­ing to use pre-tax dol­lars for a car and expenses.
• Plus, Addi­tion­al Remote Area Spe­cif­ic Benefits.
• Flex­i­ble work­ing and leave arrangements. 
• Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment opportunities 
• Con­tin­u­ous learn­ing opportunities
• 12% Super­an­nu­a­tion Guarantee
• WACHS sup­ports flex­i­ble work­ing prac­tices and con­sid­er­a­tion will be giv­en to flex­i­ble work/​roster options, where oper­a­tional­ly appropriate. 
• As a WA Coun­try Health Ser­vice employ­ee, you’re enti­tled to dis­counts across some pri­vate health care funds. Please see attached fly­er for fur­ther details.

Coun­try Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Incen­tive Program 

Ever con­sid­ered a career in the coun­try? The Coun­try Nurs­ing & Mid­wifery incen­tive pro­gram is avail­able to new and exist­ing nurs­es and mid­wives — across a broad range of patient-fac­ing roles — on fixed term or per­ma­nent con­tracts at eli­gi­ble loca­tions. Eli­gi­ble nurs­es and mid­wives can receive between $5,000 and $17,000 paid over 12 months — WA Coun­try Health Ser­vice — Coun­try Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Incen­tive Program

About the Area

Escape the City: Port Hed­land is an oasis in the wilder­ness, a vibrant town that com­bines rugged adven­ture with a thriv­ing com­mu­ni­ty spir­it. This is your chance to be part of some­thing tru­ly extra­or­di­nary. Make life­long friends, par­tic­i­pate in com­mu­ni­ty events, and join in the spir­it of local activ­i­ties. Expe­ri­ence the warmth and cama­raderie that comes from liv­ing in a tight-knit town, where every­one looks out for each other.

Beyond work, Port Hed­land offers an incred­i­ble lifestyle that blends adven­ture, relax­ation, and a close-knit com­mu­ni­ty. Explore the vast expans­es of Kar­i­ji­ni Nation­al Park, with its majes­tic gorges, cas­cad­ing water­falls, and ancient land­scapes. Dive into out­door pur­suits like hik­ing, camp­ing, fish­ing, and off-road dri­ving. Immerse your­self in the rich Indige­nous cul­ture and learn from the tra­di­tion­al cus­to­di­ans of this land.

Want to know more about this role?

We encour­age you to con­tact Kath Robert­son on 08 91741042

Appli­ca­tion Instructions:

Appli­cants are request­ed to apply online https://​search​.jobs​.wa​.gov​.au/…

1. Write a state­ment of no more than two (2) pages address­ing the Work-Relat­ed Require­ments out­lined in the attached JDF.
2. Pro­vide a com­pre­hen­sive CV clear­ly list­ing your pro­fes­sion­al achieve­ments with the names and email address­es of two (2) pro­fes­sion­al ref­er­ees (one of your ref­er­ees should be your cur­rent super­vi­sor or manager)

If you expe­ri­ence dif­fi­cul­ties, please con­tact Employ­ee Ser­vices on 13 44 77 for imme­di­ate assis­tance dur­ing busi­ness hours.

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty to Apply:

Aus­tralian cit­i­zen­ship or per­ma­nent res­i­den­cy is an essen­tial require­ment for appli­cants to be con­sid­ered for per­ma­nent posi­tions in the pub­lic sec­tor. Eli­gi­bil­i­ty for spon­sor­ship may be con­sid­ered for some vacan­cies. You are encour­aged to dis­cuss this with the con­tact per­son list­ed in the adver­tise­ment before com­plet­ing the appli­ca­tion as there are sev­er­al steps that are required to be com­plet­ed pri­or to pro­gress­ing any appli­ca­tion for employment.

If you expe­ri­ence dif­fi­cul­ties while apply­ing online, please con­tact Employ­ee Ser­vices on 13 44 77 for imme­di­ate assis­tance dur­ing busi­ness hours.

Sub­se­quent Vacan­cies:

Whilst this selec­tion process will ini­tial­ly be used to fill the above vacan­cy, it may also be used to fill oth­er ​“sim­i­lar” vacan­cies through­out the health ser­vice. In addi­tion to this, should the suc­cess­ful appli­cant decline or vacate the adver­tised vacan­cy, then the next most suit­able appli­cant may also be select­ed from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a peri­od of twelve (12) months from when the autho­rised del­e­gate endors­es the recruit­ment decision.

Oth­er Conditions:

WA Health engages staff in posi­tions of trust and respon­si­bil­i­ty. WA Health poli­cies require appli­cants to under­take crim­i­nal records screen­ing and integri­ty check­ing as part of the appoint­ment process. Ref­er­ees may also be asked to com­ment on an applicant’s integri­ty and past demon­stra­tion of eth­i­cal behaviour.

This vacan­cy is sub­ject to a West­ern Aus­tralian Work­ing With Chil­dren (WWC) Check. For fur­ther infor­ma­tion please refer to the WWC web­site at: https://​work​ing​with​chil​dren​.wa​.gov​.au

Please note this recruit­ment process requires com­ple­tion of sat­is­fac­to­ry Pre-Employ­ment Health Assess­ment (PEHA). Any offer of employ­ment with WA Coun­try Health Ser­vice (WACHS) is con­di­tion­al on sat­is­fac­to­ry PEHA to ensure you are able to per­form the inher­ent require­ments of the posi­tion. An unsat­is­fac­to­ry PEHA will result in the offer of employ­ment being with­drawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Pol­i­cy for fur­ther information.

Diver­si­ty Statement

WA Health is com­mit­ted to elim­i­nat­ing all forms of dis­crim­i­na­tion in the pro­vi­sion of our ser­vice. We embrace diver­si­ty and strong­ly encour­age appli­ca­tions from Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander peo­ples, peo­ple from cul­tur­al­ly diverse back­grounds and peo­ple with disabilities.

We are com­mit­ted to fos­ter­ing a diverse and inclu­sive work­force where every employ­ee feels val­ued and empow­ered. We believe that a diverse team brings unique per­spec­tives and dri­ves inno­va­tion to meet our community’s needs. We wel­come appli­cants of all back­grounds and expe­ri­ences to join us in shap­ing a more equi­table future and as a mea­sure to achieve equal­i­ty, under sec­tions 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Oppor­tu­ni­ty Act 1984, encour­age appli­ca­tions from peo­ple liv­ing with a dis­abil­i­ty, Abo­rig­i­nal peo­ple, peo­ple from cul­tur­al­ly and lin­guis­ti­cal­ly diverse back­grounds, women and youth (24 years of age and under).

Lodge­ment is sys­tem gen­er­at­ed. Any sub­mis­sions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accept­ed.