Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 (Mental Health)

Job Description:

Role title: Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2) - Mental Health

Role type: Permanent full time(38 hours per week Monday - Sunday)

Department and location: PECC Assessment Team St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst

Salary: $135826.04 - $138534.10 super.

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operatepublic and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.

About the role

• Join St Vincents PECC multidisciplinary team delivering specialist short-stay mental health assessment intervention and treatment in an inner-city Emergency Department setting

• Work across both the 6-bed PECC unit (intensive outcome-focused care and psychosocial interventions) and the Emergency Department (mental health assessments and presentations)

• Play a pivotal role collaborating with clinicians to provide high-quality person-centred care

• Enjoy a supportive team environment with strong learning and professional development opportunities

• Rotating roster MondaySunday including morning and evening shifts with one additional day off per month.

About you

• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency

• Minimum 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience in mental health (acute/emergency psychiatry highly regarded)

• Approved post registration qualification

• Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads within a complex environment

• Demonstrated evidence of integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills critical thinking and analysis in your daily practice

• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and within the interdisciplinary team using high level effective communication and interpersonal skills

Why work at St Vincents

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincents hospital Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes galleries and theatres parks nightlife and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation bone marrow transplantation cardiology cancer care AIDS/HIV respiratory medicine mental health homeless health drug & alcohol services and correctional health

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body mind spirit and community.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 18 May 2026.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest skills and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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