Adult Survivor Program Clinical Coordinator
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ541376
Applications Close: 21/01/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).
The Adult Survivors Program aims to improve outcomes for adult survivors of child sexual abuse, with a particular focus on survivors of complex trauma with mental health and alcohol and other drug support needs.
The program model takes a hybrid strategic-clinical approach. This role will provide advanced leadership and advice on high-quality therapeutic and clinical practice with adult survivors that promotes an evidence-based shift towards flexible, responsive, needs-based and client-centred clinical practice and away from more traditional medical, diagnostic, treatment and referral approaches.
This role is expected to hold a small client load to maintain clinical currency and will manage and supervise relevant clinical staff as local staffing for the new model is identified. The position will provide clinical consultation on the management of adult survivors of child sexual assault for Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol services and provide advice to NGOs including local women’s health centres and relevant Aboriginal organisation.
It will also provide direct clinical supervision to clinicians providing care to this vulnerable group and will carry a small caseload of complex cases. The position will also lead the provision of the adult survivors therapeutic group programs
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Social Worker: Qualification of a Degree in Social Work from an accredited course providing eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Counsellor: Bachelor, Master or Doctorate degree in counselling and evidence of listing on ARCAP as either PACFA (clinical registrant) or ACA (minimum level 3) Senior Psychologist: registered with AHPRA and have completed a minimum of one-year full time equivalent at the 9th year of service for a psychologist. Senior Clinical Psychologist/Forensic Psychologist: Post graduate qualifications in Clinical/Forensic Psychology and registration as a psychologist with AHPRA, endorsement as a Clinical/Forensic Psychologist; or if currently employed in NSW Health eligibility for Senior Clinical Psychology grading (Clinical Psychologist with no less than 12 months service at the 5th year of service and thereafter rate)
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience and/or post graduate qualifications and/or recognition of peers in trauma specific service provision with adults with complex trauma and commitment to integrated ways of working with clients who have experienced trauma and abuse. This may include (but is not required) a substantive conjoint university appointment.
- Advanced negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Proven ability to provide high level clinical advice and education to enhance service delivery including demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision around violence abuse and neglect issues, in addition to a demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and analyse clinical services and lead the implementation and evaluation of evidenced-based and trauma-informed practice and contemporary models of care within allied health services that are person-centred and consider diversity and patient flow within the whole of health and social service systems.
- Demonstrated ability to develop strategic partnerships with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective and integrated service provision. This includes working with minimal direction in an environment of organisational complexity, to establish a new, innovative program in line with NSW Health's organisational values and goals.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete research and quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation with results presented at national and international conferences.
- Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to travel between sites and facilities across a large geographic area, which may include overnight stays.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Paul Van Den Dolder on Paul.VanDenDolder@health.nsw.gov.au
