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Southern NSW Local Health District

Older Persons Community Mental Health Clinician - Queanbeyan or Cooma - Incentives Offered

Queanbeyan

FULL TIME & PART TIME

October 23, 2024


Employment Type: Permanent Full Time; Permanent Part Time also considered
Location: Queanbeyan or Cooma
Position Classification: Dependent upon qualifications
Remuneration:
Counsellor Lvl 1/2: $70,944 - $101,211 per annum
Occupational Therapist Lvl 1/2: $70,944 - $101,211 per annum
Psychologist: $74,742 - $109,397 per annum
Registered Nurse: $70,049.73 - $98,351.38 per annum
Social Worker Lvl 1/2: $70,944 - $101,211 per annum
Welfare Officer Lvl 1/2: $70,944 - $101,211 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ529393
Applications Close: 1 November 2024
Interview Information: Scheduled within 10 days of closing

This position qualifies for the NSW Health Rural Incentive scheme with a value of up to $5,000

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

What you'll be doing
The Community Mental Health Clinician provides recovery focused clinical services including assessment, care coordination, intervention, liaison and review as part of a multidisciplinary team for older people who are referred to the service with a mental illness, mental disorder or moderate-severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Selection Criteria

  • Tertiary Qualifications and current registration with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist OR Tertiary qualifications for Social Worker, Counsellor or Welfare Officer with eligibility for membership for relevant professional association.
  • Demonstrated experience in the provision of contemporary Older Persons Mental Health practice including conducting mental health assessments, and the provision of evidence based interventions for older people who are experiencing mental illness or presenting with moderate to severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007).
  • Understanding of the concept and principles of mental health rehabilitation and recovery and demonstrated experience and skills using a collaborative, strengths based approach to the care of mental health consumers.
  • Demonstrated high level communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with consumers, their families and carers and other stakeholders, and a demonstrated high level proficiency in computer literacy.
  • 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.


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

Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.

Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager below should you require assistance.

If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Need more information?

1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Yvonne Mc Aviney on Yvonne.Mc Aviney@health.nsw.gov.au or phone: 02 6150 7070.

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