Pathways to Community Living Initiatives (PCLI) Coordinator, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney.

Role title: Pathways to Community Living Initiatives (PCLI) Coordinator
Role type: Max term contract (until March 2027), full time, Monday-Friday (8:30am-5pm)
Role grade: Occupational Therapist, Level 4 (Year 1-2)
Department and location: Rehabilitation Team, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
Salary: $126,524.00 - $129,591.00 + Super + Salary Packaging

Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent's Health Australia, Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

About the role

• The Pathways to Community Living Initiative (PCLI) is a key program of the NSW Mental Health Reform, established to address the needs of people who have had long mental health inpatients stays (over 365 days) or those who are at risk of long stays, to enable consumers to transition to meaningful lives in the community
• Provide expert clinical advice to clinicians across all teams of Mental Health, and consumers to provide expert and continuity of service for patients who meet the criteria for PCLI
• Develop, facilitate, implement and evaluate collaborative multiagency care plans for long stay mental health consumers with complex needs within the mental health facility
• Operate according to the principles of harm minimisation, trauma-informed care and the strengths model
• Support teams in utilising assessment outcomes in routine service planning and review, triaging of new referrals and providing consultation liaison services with internal and external agencies
• Participate in multidisciplinary Clinical Review Meetings and coordinate case conferences to ensure delivery of safe, effective and collaborative health care

About you

• Current unrestricted drivers license
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for Occupational Therapists
• Demonstrated advanced clinical skills in mental health and discipline specific assessments and interventions, experience working with people with severe and persistent mental illness
• Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Strategic Plans, and Policy Frameworks which impact on current mental health practice (including PCLI)
• Demonstrated capacity to function at an advanced clinical level and to provide clinical leadership and supervision, within a multi-disciplinary treatment setting and share professional expertise with colleagues and service partners to enhance recovery-oriented service delivery
• Demonstrated ability to champion practice improvement through participation in quality improvement, service development, education and training, and other activities to facilitate continual improvements in the quality and safety of care

Why work at St Vincent's?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community
• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital
In this role you will be based at St Vincent's hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location
• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches
• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people
• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus
• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

How to apply
The closing date for applications is 27th April 2026

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

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