Clinical Nurse Consultant MHDA Community

Far West Local Health District; Dareton; On-site; AUD 144,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated Leasing

Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) monthly

Fitness Passport

Education & training support

Country lifestyle

Job summary

Far West Local Health District is seeking a Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1 to provide senior clinical input, support, and supervision to the Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service in Buronga, NSW. This permanent full-time role offers a structured, rural health environment with focus on high-quality care.

You'll develop, facilitate, and evaluate care plans for patients with complex needs, contribute to education and consult on complex clinical issues, and participate in local

Qualifications

• To provide senior clinical input, support, and supervision to the Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service.
• Develop, facilitate implementation and evaluate care management plans for patients with complex health needs.
• Provide expert person-centred consultancy practice, participating in direct patient care provision and education on complex clinical issues to consumers and carers.
• Initiate and disseminate findings of locally based research to inform clinical services.

Responsibilities

• To provide senior clinical input, support, and supervision to the Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service.
• Develop, facilitate implementation and evaluate care management plans for patients with complex health needs.
• Provide expert person-centred consultancy practice, participating in direct patient care provision and provide education on complex clinical issues to consumers and carers.
• Initiate and utilise findings of research in the provision of clinical services through initiation, conducting and dissemination of findings of locally based research in specialty.

Job description

This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata’d to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1

Remuneration: $143,574.55 - $146,512.21 + Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ696451

Location: Buronga NSW

• Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference with big impact?
• Opportunity to live and work in one Australia’s biggest food and wine bowl
• Only a short 45min flight to Melbourne, 2 hours to Sydney or drive 4.5 hour to Adelaide

We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at Living and Working in the Far West.

What You'll Be Doing

To provide senior clinical input, support, and supervision to the Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service.

• Develop, facilitate implementation and evaluate care management plans for patients with complex health needs.
• Provide expert person-centred consultancy practice, participating in direct patient care provision and provide education on complex clinical issues to consumers and carers.
• Initiate and utilise findings of research in the provision of clinical services through initiation, conducting and dissemination of findings of locally based research in specialty.
• Participate in formal processes for the strategic and operational planning for the clinical service through identification of future needs and planning organisation, delivery and evaluation of specialist consultant service.

What Is On Offer

• Salary packaging (pay less tax!) $9009 + Meals/Entertainment $2650
• Novated Leasing
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
• Fitness Passport
• Support through advanced education & training
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About The Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

About Buronga / Mildura

On the NSW side of the Murray River, Buronga is a beautiful rural town, just 10km from Mildura Victoria, many of our staff live in the booming regional hub of Mildura and travel the short 10 minutes to work. Mildura has a population of over 50,000 and growing with all the facilities of a regional city, yet is uniquely positioned in the scenic, sunraysia region, famous for its sunshine, and horticulture including grapes and oranges. While Mildura thrives as its own destination, it is also a great base for touring many iconic natural wonders and picturesque locations nearby including the world renowned Mungo National Park!

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Buronga connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Applications Close: 25th October 2026

Stepping Up

The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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