Mental Health Clinician, Acute Mental Health

September 17, 2024

Northern Sydney Local Health District

Eastwood

OTHER & FULL TIME

An exciting opportunity exists for a clinician with a strong interest in and commitment to Mental Health to join the experienced and dedicated Acute Community Mental Health Team at Ryde Community Mental Health Centre.
What we offer:

Annual leave + 17.5% Annual leave loading
Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For full time staff)
Salary Packaging (pay less tax)– up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment, novated leasing
Access to Fitness Passport (permanent employees)
Access to clinical supervision
Investment in you - Support through training and continuing professional development
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dependent on Qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ520417
Salary per week:
Allied Health Professionals (Level 1/2): $1,359.64 - $1,939.70
Registered Nurse: $1,342.50 - $1,884.90
Psychologist: $1,432.43 - $2,096.59

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working
Ryde Community mental health centre, Eastwood

What you'll be doing
The Acute Team model of care provides a combination of short-term and medium to longer-term support in the form of a multidisciplinary team approach to collaborative care.
This includes:

Mental Health triage and assessments for consumers within the community experiencing acute mental health problems.
Short term mental health treatment in the community often as an alternative to hospital, including care coordination and longer-term case management as clinically indicated.
Collaborative care-planning for consumers transferring between hospital and community, follow up support and onward referrals where appropriate.
Brief therapeutic interventions such as BIC based on Project Air model for Personality Disorders.
Working in a multidisciplinary team across a 7-day rotating roster with morning and afternoon shifts.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

Current AHPRA registration for relevant discipline - Psychology, Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse, Eligibility for membership with AASW for Social Workers.

Demonstrated, comprehensive mental health assessment and crisis intervention experience.

Demonstrated experience and skills in suicide risk assessment and management.

Experience working in community mental health and a demonstrated knowledge of the NSW Mental Health Act.

Extensive case management/care co-ordination skills.

Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team setting.

Current NSW Driver's licence.

Proficient in working with data systems and computer skills or/and knowledge of Microsoft Office Word software.

Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Tracey Hiscox on Tracey.Hiscox@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9462 9100
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 1 October 2024

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