Rural Adversity Mental Health Program Coordinator
This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.
For more information, please discuss incentive options with the contact person for this role.
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $109857 - $129624 + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ556821
- Opportunity to work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience
- Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development
- Get exposure to work across different areas you would not get in the big smoke!
What you'll be doing
- The position of the RAMHP Coordinator is to raise awareness of, and help address, the short and long term mental health needs of people in Far West Local Health District resulting from or preparing for rural adversity.
- The primary aim of the RAMHP Coordinator is to identify communities and individuals who live in rural and remote NSW experiencing or at risk of developing signs and symptoms of mental illness or distress and develop pathways to care so that they, and their families and carers, can be connected with services and programs.
- Provide information about mental illness and services and programs to the whole community and to targeted individuals to facilitate recognition of when an individual may need extra support for their mental health.
- Provide education services to targeted rural agencies and services that have contact with people experiencing adversity and build their capacity to respond and refer to appropriate services.
- Work in partnership with the mental health teams, clinicians and their respective communities to improve mental health referral processes.
- The RAMHP Coordinator will be connected to inter agencies and other networks as required.
- Work with and support the mental health and family and carer teams to ensure that patients, families and carers are provided with the information they need to look after their own mental health.
What is on Offer
- 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
- Novated leasing
- Paid allocated day off (ADO) every month
- Learning and Development support with access to further education & training
- Fitness Passport
- A comfortable and affordable lifestyle with some of the best food, wine and scenery at your doorstep
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (or equivalent experience) in health, welfare, health promotion or community development related field.
- High level of mental health literacy and demonstrated ability to discuss mental health issues with a variety of people.
- Demonstrated sound understanding of rural and agriculture issues, particularly as they relate to mental wellbeing and rural adversity.
- Demonstrated high level written and interpersonal communication skills with the proven capacity to negotiate, influence and develop relationships with stakeholders and manage face to face communication with small or large audiences.
- Demonstrated high level organizational skills and competency in Microsoft computer applications.
- Knowledge, understanding and commitment to NSW Ministry of Health Code of Conduct.
- Ability and willingness to travel for work purposes and evidence of a current Class C driver’s license.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
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 Jason Hammond on scott.hammond@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 27th March 2025
Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:
https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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