Clinical Nurse Specialist – Mental Health Short Stay Unit (MHSSU)
Make a difference where it matters most – and build your career in Tasmania.
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for mental health and a desire to make a real difference to people at some of their most challenging moments?
We’re looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist – Mental Health Short Stay Unit (MHSSU) to join Statewide Mental Health Services in a permanent full-time position.
This is an exciting opportunity to bring your mental health expertise to a specialist service supporting people who present with acute mental health concerns, including those experiencing alcohol and drug-related issues. You’ll work alongside nursing, medical and allied health professionals across the MHSSU, Emergency Department, Alcohol and Drug Services and Community Mental Health Services.
Why you’ll love this role
This is more than a clinical position. You’ll be a specialist resource and clinical leader, working with a high degree of autonomy while helping shape the quality and future direction of mental health care.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Provide specialist mental health nursing care to clients and their families.
- Undertake specialist assessments for people presenting to the Emergency Department with mental health concerns and complex comorbidities.
- Provide expert clinical advice to nursing, medical and allied health colleagues.
- Support people across a diverse age range, including adolescents and older adults.
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives that directly improve patient care.
- Support contemporary mental health reform and service improvement across Tasmania.
- Develop your clinical expertise through ongoing professional development.
- Work as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team where your experience and judgement are valued.
What we’re looking for
You’ll be a Grade 5 Registered Nurse (UK Band 6 equivalent) with current or eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Ideally, you’ll also bring:
- Demonstrate high level skills, knowledge and clinical expertise in Mental Health nursing in the acute setting with preferably at least five years’ postgraduate clinical nursing experience.
- Specialist postgraduate or tertiary qualifications in mental health/psychiatric nursing, or equivalent recognised psychiatric nursing training.
- Extensive relevant psychiatric nursing experience.
- Mental Health Nurse credentialing through the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, or equivalent.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications, or a commitment to working towards them.
Most importantly, you’ll bring sound clinical judgement, a genuine commitment to person-centred mental health care and the confidence to work autonomously in a specialist environment.
A fresh start in Tasmania
Thinking about relocating? We’ll help make the move easier.
Eligible nurses can access relocation assistance of up to $10,000 for interstate moves or $15,000 for international moves, including reasonable transport, accommodation, meals while travelling and removalist expenses – including pet transport.
You can also access up to 12 weeks of accommodation assistance, helping you settle into your new home.
And the support doesn’t stop there.
Our client’s dedicated concierge service personally supports successful candidates throughout their move. From welcoming you at the airport and taking you to your accommodation, to collecting you for your first day and introducing you to your new team, we’ll help you feel at home from day one.
Ready for your next chapter?
If you’re an experienced mental health nurse looking for a role where you can use your expertise, influence clinical practice and make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.