Australia Job Openings
Southern NSW Local Health District
Disaster Response and Recovery Clinician - Bega
Bega
FULL TIME & CONTRACT
September 18, 2024
Location: Bega
Position Classification: Dependent on qualifications
Remuneration:
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2: $128,030.55 to $130,582.08 per annum
Clinical Psychologist: $105,553 to $128,653 per annum
Occupational Therapist Level 5: $126,240 to $129,309 per annum
Social Worker Level 5: $126,240 to $129,309 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ519353
Applications Close: 27 September 2024
Interview Information: Interviews to be held within 10 days of closing date
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern.
What we offer
- Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading
Where you'll be working
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city, enviable lifestyles and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. Canberra or Sydney is just a short drive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of a big city. Connect easily and quickly with the world through the Canberra International Airport, or Sydney domestic and International Airport with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District
What you'll be doing
Work within a stepped care framework in collaboration with general practitioners, allied health professionals, schools, public mental health services, and private psychologists and psychiatrists.
Work closely with local government and non-government disaster recovery partners to build capacity and ensure people are able to access the right level of mental health care for their individual needs.
The objectives of the program are to:
- ensure that disaster affected individuals can access appropriate and timely clinical services to deal with mental health needs arising from disasters
- target vulnerable population groups across the region
- ensure emergency services staff and volunteers can access appropriate and timely clinical services to deal with mental health needs arising from disasters.
Selection Criteria
- Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with a minimum of 5 years' full time equivalent, post registration experience and at least 3 years' full time equivalent experience in the mental health field and post graduate qualifications in mental health nursing or area relevant to the clinical specialty, or Senior Allied Health Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Senior Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist registered with or eligible for registration with APHRA or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers with a minimum of 5 years' full time equivalent, post graduate experience and at least 3 years' full time equivalent experience in the mental health field.
- Demonstrated expertise and advanced practice skills with the ability to provide an expert consultancy and clinical service for people experiencing mental health problems as a result of bushfires or disaster.
- Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to work autonomously with a broad scope, and to manage a demanding workload with competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and interagency collaboration to support coordinated and integrated mental health services within a stepped care model.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical service planning and ability to work within an interagency framework to contribute to service development, including developing innovative responses to unique needs.
- Demonstrated advanced communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums including effective negotiation skills with a range of stakeholders and proven application of practice development frameworks to improve clinical practice.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support them. 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.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Gemma Issaakidis on Gemma.Issaakidis@health.nsw.gov.au or phone: 02 4474 1561.
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