Posi­tion details

Appli­ca­tions close: Sun­day 31 August, 2025 11:55 PM AEST

Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 5

Salary: $106,570 to $112,440 pro rata, per annum

Employ­ment type: Full Time

Region: North West

Loca­tion: North West Region­al Hospital

The Clin­i­cal Nurse Spe­cial­ist is an expe­ri­enced nurse who, with­in the defined area of prac­tice: Works in part­ner­ship with the Nurse Unit Man­ag­er and the Pae­di­atric Con­sul­tant Child and Ado­les­cent Psy­chi­a­trist and oth­er senior staff, to ensure the effi­cient and effec­tive pro­vi­sion of care on a des­ig­nat­ed shift, based on best prac­tice prin­ci­ples and with­in a col­lab­o­ra­tive and mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary framework.

About the role

We are seek­ing an expe­ri­enced Clin­i­cal Nurse Spe­cial­ist (CNS) Pae­di­atric Men­tal Health to join our Pae­di­atric Unit locat­ed at the North West Region­al Hospital.

The suc­cess­ful can­di­date will work in part­ner­ship with the Nurse Unit Man­ag­er and the Pae­di­atric Con­sul­tant Child and Ado­les­cent Psy­chi­a­trist and oth­er senior staff, to ensure the effi­cient and effec­tive pro­vi­sion of care on a des­ig­nat­ed shift, based on best prac­tice prin­ci­ples and with­in a col­lab­o­ra­tive and mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary framework.

About the department

The Clin­i­cal Nurse Spe­cial­ist — Men­tal Health Acute Pae­di­atric Unit, will be part of a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team deliv­er­ing per­son cen­tred, recov­ery ori­en­tat­ed and trau­ma informed care, in accor­dance with the Nation­al Stan­dards for Men­tal Health Ser­vices, Agency pol­i­cy, legal require­ments and rel­e­vant pro­fes­sion­al competencies.

What’s on offer

Per­ma­nent, full time, day work­er posi­tion, work­ing 76 hours per fort­night, com­menc­ing as soon as you can join the team. Notwith­stand­ing hours may be nego­ti­at­ed with the suc­cess­ful applicant

• Appli­cants should note that, for a peri­od of twelve months from the date of pub­li­ca­tion, this selec­tion process may be used to fill sub­se­quent or sim­i­lar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $106,570 — $1112,440 per annum. Our Employ­er 12% super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accor­dance with Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Agree­ment 2023

You’ll have access to salary pack­age a range of ben­e­fits includ­ing liv­ing expens­es up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal enter­tain­ment each FBT year + oth­er ben­e­fits if eligible. 

In addi­tion, the fol­low­ing allowances cal­cu­lat­ed on the salaried incre­men­tal point may be available: 

• Post Grad­u­ate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type 

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria:

1. Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia as a Reg­is­tered Nurse
2. Cur­rent Work­ing with Chil­dren Registration

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

1. Holds or is work­ing towards rel­e­vant post grad­u­ate qualifications
2. Pre­vi­ous expe­ri­ence in lead­er­ship roles

The Head of the State Ser­vice has deter­mined that the per­son nom­i­nat­ed for this job is to sat­is­fy a pre‑employment check before tak­ing up the appoint­ment, on pro­mo­tion or trans­fer. The fol­low­ing checks are to be conducted:

Con­vic­tion checks in the fol­low­ing areas:

1. 1. crimes of violence 
   2. sex relat­ed offences
   3. seri­ous drug offences
   4. crimes involv­ing dishonesty
2. Iden­ti­fi­ca­tion check
3. Dis­ci­pli­nary action in pre­vi­ous employ­ment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online. Please click the ​“Apply” but­ton on this screen. This ensures impor­tant ques­tions about you are answered. 

You will be prompt­ed to com­plete a 1 – 2 page appli­ca­tion out­lin­ing your expe­ri­ence, skills and knowl­edge as they relate to the attached State­ment of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a sep­a­rate state­ment address­ing the selec­tion criteria.
• All attach­ments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Ref­er­ee details are sub­mit­ted as part of the online appli­ca­tion so make sure you have the con­tact details of two ref­er­ees before applying.

Down­load the State­ment of Duties and any Asso­ci­at­ed Documents

We encour­age you to review the Appli­cant Guide, State­ment of Duties, pri­or to apply­ing for an overview of the duties, pro­gram, selec­tion process and selec­tion criteria.

State­ment of Duties

• 528192 Clin­i­cal Nurse Spe­cial­ist — Men­tal Health Pae­di­atric Unit G5 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Appli­cant Guide

• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide June 22.pdf
• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide June 22.docx

For more information 

Alli­ra Riley

Posi­tion: Nurse Unit Man­ag­er — Pae­di­atric Unit NWRH
Phone:
E‑mail: allira.​riley@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au

Impor­tant information

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To update your email address (or con­tact num­ber), log in to www​.jobs​.tas​.gov​.au and look for ​“Exist­ing appli­cant login” where you can update your details

The Depart­ment of Health val­ues work­force diver­si­ty and recog­nis­es the val­ue each per­son offers which is shaped by their unique char­ac­ter­is­tics, back­ground, expe­ri­ences, knowl­edge, skills, val­ues and perspectives.