The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.

Our purpose is `great care every day'.

About your opportunity

Permanent full-time

An opportunity is on offer within the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Team, part of the Mental Health Service Group in the Townsville Hospital and Health Service.

The aims of the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Addictions Service are to provide a rapid consultative service (assessments and interventions) to inpatients that may have mental health problems and to aid patients who do not suffer major mental health problems but whose acute and chronic conditions affect their emotional equilibrium and sense of well-being.

Skills and experience:

• Advanced level skills in developing and implementing clinical pathways of care, referral processes and collaborative case management models
• Ability to actively identify and manage access for the client group to timely and appropriate specialist assessment and intervention, particularly in a general hospital setting.
• Determine, promote and develop the research potential of the clinical specialty within a multidisciplinary environment to support improved patient care and best practice processes.
• Advanced leadership, negotiation, conflict resolution and change management skills to ensure person-centred service provision amongst the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated leadership and negotiation skills to enhance working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team, utilising a high level of communication skills for problem solving and decision making.
• Ability to network and liaise with all divisions within the hospital to co-ordinate and monitor the development, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Generous remuneration package value up to $159,899 p.a. comprising:

• Salary range of $128,701 to $159,899 p.a. (Nurse Grade 7)
• Annual leave with 17.5% loading
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.

Other employment benefits may include: professional development, salary sacrificing options ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice ), shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent certification relevant to the position is mandatory.
• Proof of qualification, registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and possession of a current practising certificate.
• Drivers Licence: This position requires the incumbent to operate a class C motor vehicle and an appropriate licence endorsement to operate this vehicle is required. All employees of the Mental Health Service Group (MHSG) may be required to work in other areas of the Service • Highly Desirable:
  • Relevant post-registration and/or tertiary qualifications in mental health nursing.
  • Credentialed status with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). If not Credentialed with ACMHN or willingness to undertake and complete the requirements for certification as Credentialed Mental Health Nurse.
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Why make the change?

Townsville University Hospital is a great place to work and Townsville itself is a great place to live - with the natural wonders of Magnetic Island a short boat ride away and Townsville being one of the main gateways to the Great Barrier Reef

Townsville offers great cafe culture at the strand with plenty of great walking tracks around the region, It is a dynamic neighbourhood with access to a variety of top-notch educational facilities, cutting-edge medical facilities, affordable housing, distinctive retail stores, great events, and a wide range of recreation opportunities.