CCLHD - Allied Health Clinician – Adult Survivors Program

In this role, you will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering high-quality clinical interventions and providing strategic leadership. You will work directly with adult survivors to address mental health, substance use, and trauma-related challenges, while also providing consultative support to NSW Health professionals and partner services.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct Clinical Care: Provide specialised clinical services to adult survivors of child sexual abuse with complex needs related to mental health, alcohol & other drugs, and trauma.

• Consultation & Coordination: Offer expert consultation, care coordination, and collaborative interventions to ensure high-quality care and outcomes for survivors.

• Capacity Building & Leadership: Lead and support capacity-building initiatives for NSW Health professionals and external partners to enhance their understanding of complex trauma and improve service delivery.

• Service Development: Actively identify gaps and opportunities for practice improvement and service development across Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol, and Violence, Abuse, and Neglect (VAN) services.

• Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives for continuous improvement by integrating evidence-based practices and supporting the delivery of somatic and sensory interventions to address complex trauma.

• Collaborative Care: Work closely with managers and colleagues across VAN Services and other sectors to facilitate integrated, trauma-informed, and culturally safe care.
  
  
  

This position is suitable for: 

• Counsellor level 4
• Occupational Therapist Level 4
• Social Worker level 4
  
  

For more information about this role, please view the  Position Description and the On Call Participation Agreement


About You

• Bachelors degree in a health related field such as Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Counselling and membership of Australian Association of Social Work (Social Work); Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency (Occupational Therapy); or Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia or Australian Counselling Association (Counselling).
• An eligible NSW Driver Licence and willingness to travel for work.
• Substantial demonstrated experience in and knowledge of clinical practice pertaining to adult survivors of child sexual abuse who have complex needs, with experience using somatic and sensory approaches, and a minimum of 3 years clinical experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of the issues involved in working with adult survivor clients and the barriers that adult survivors face when trying to access trauma-specific, culturally safe health care.