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September 12, 2024
Hunter New England Local Health District
Metford
PART TIME & OTHER
Maitland Mental Health Unit - Peer Worker
Remuneration: $30.45 - $44.03 Per Hour + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Non-Grad
Hours Per Week: Up to 24
Location: Maitland
Requisition ID: REQ519932
Applications Close: Monday 23rd September 2024
Peer Worker - Maitland Mental Health
About us:
The Maitland Mental Health Inpatient Unit (MHIPU) is located at the New Maitland Hospital at Metford. The unit is a modern and contemporary space where inpatient care is provided for patients who are receiving either voluntary or involuntary care for acute mental health conditions.
The New Maitland Hospital is a lovely new building, with amazing architectural design points and artworks that represent the local area.
The team at the Maitland MHIPU consists of nursing, allied health and medical health professionals. Our team is built by senior clinicians who hold a wealth of experience and knowledge. For the junior practitioner, joining our team is an exciting prospect as there are fantastic mentoring and learning opportunities.
Our management team is led by an experienced Nurse Manager who holds a keen interest in nursing workforce education and development, specifically in the very exciting field of mental health nursing!
We are part of the Hunter New England Local Health District Mental Health Service which is known for it's contemporary practice and strong focus on quality improvement.
About the role:
Peer workers use their own lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to support consumers by providing individual non-clinical support, advocacy, education and group work aimed at facilitating recovery principles of hope, choice, self-determination and social connectedness. Peer workers are an important part of the team; working collaboratively with consumers, families, carers, significant others, and clinicians.
Peer workers support people holistically and consider people’s cultural, spiritual, social and emotional wellbeing. They work to minimise power imbalances and promote a more mutual relationship between staff and consumers. Peer workers encourage care and treatment that places consumers - their preferences, wishes, needs and aspirations - at the heart of all HNEMHS work.
About you:
Having lived experience is one essential prerequisite. However, everyone may not be suited to do lived experience work.
Peer workers are required to have other skills, including:
Peer work is not a clinical profession. You might have clinical/health qualifications or intend to study these in the future. However, as a peer worker, you do not use clinical skills. You may experience some grief and loss of your previous clinical health professional identity if you work as a peer worker.
Regular supervision with a lived experience professional and ongoing support and training is crucial to manage this. It is essential to keep within the peer work scope of practice.
What we can offer you:
Additional information:
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 Stacey Doosey on Stacey.Doosey@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3v L5fq2
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealth Stepping Up.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Non-Grad
Hours Per Week: Up to 24
Location: Maitland
Requisition ID: REQ519932
Applications Close: Monday 23rd September 2024
Peer Worker - Maitland Mental Health
About us:
The Maitland Mental Health Inpatient Unit (MHIPU) is located at the New Maitland Hospital at Metford. The unit is a modern and contemporary space where inpatient care is provided for patients who are receiving either voluntary or involuntary care for acute mental health conditions.
The New Maitland Hospital is a lovely new building, with amazing architectural design points and artworks that represent the local area.
The team at the Maitland MHIPU consists of nursing, allied health and medical health professionals. Our team is built by senior clinicians who hold a wealth of experience and knowledge. For the junior practitioner, joining our team is an exciting prospect as there are fantastic mentoring and learning opportunities.
Our management team is led by an experienced Nurse Manager who holds a keen interest in nursing workforce education and development, specifically in the very exciting field of mental health nursing!
We are part of the Hunter New England Local Health District Mental Health Service which is known for it's contemporary practice and strong focus on quality improvement.
About the role:
Peer workers use their own lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to support consumers by providing individual non-clinical support, advocacy, education and group work aimed at facilitating recovery principles of hope, choice, self-determination and social connectedness. Peer workers are an important part of the team; working collaboratively with consumers, families, carers, significant others, and clinicians.
Peer workers support people holistically and consider people’s cultural, spiritual, social and emotional wellbeing. They work to minimise power imbalances and promote a more mutual relationship between staff and consumers. Peer workers encourage care and treatment that places consumers - their preferences, wishes, needs and aspirations - at the heart of all HNEMHS work.
About you:
Having lived experience is one essential prerequisite. However, everyone may not be suited to do lived experience work.
Peer workers are required to have other skills, including:
- Excellent social skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Resilience, ability to self-reflect and manage your own emotions.
Peer work is not a clinical profession. You might have clinical/health qualifications or intend to study these in the future. However, as a peer worker, you do not use clinical skills. You may experience some grief and loss of your previous clinical health professional identity if you work as a peer worker.
Regular supervision with a lived experience professional and ongoing support and training is crucial to manage this. It is essential to keep within the peer work scope of practice.
What we can offer you:
- You will receive strong support from the local Maitland MHIPU team and benefit from our extensive peer work network, ensuring comprehensive guidance and collaboration throughout your journey
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Superannuation contributions
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
Additional information:
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
- To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
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 Stacey Doosey on Stacey.Doosey@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3v L5fq2
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealth Stepping Up.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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