Senior Mental Heath Professional (Occupational Therapist / Social Worker Lvl 3, Senior Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2) - Safeguards Liverpool/Fairfield - Perm FT
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- South Western Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ576399 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: SWSLHD District Wide
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Social Worker Level 3, Senior Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: Dependant on Classification
Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2: $113,243.15 - $116,963.48 per annum
Occupational Therapist Level 3: $112,396.00 - $116,038.00 per annum
Social Worker Level 3: $112,396.00 - $116,038.00 per annum
Senior Psychologist: $119,206.00 - $129,171.00 per annum
Clinical Psychologist: $109,247.00 - $133,156.00 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ576399
Application Close Date: 01/06/2025
Interview Date Range: 04/06/2025 – 11/06/2025
Contact Details: Jen Neculman Alfaro – 02 9827 8011 | Jennifer.NeculmanAlfaro@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Join Our Passionate Team at ICAMHS!
Are you a dedicated mental health professional looking to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people? Look no further! The Liverpool/Fairfield Infant Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS) is eagerly seeking a Senior Mental Health Professional to join our dynamic Safeguards team.
Why Join Us?
- Make an Impact: At ICAMHS, we provide vital mental health assessment and intervention to children and young people grappling with moderate to severe mental illness.
- Dynamic Role: As a member of our Safeguards team, you'll be on the front lines, offering assertive outreach and support to children, young people, and families in both community and clinic settings.
- Flexible Support: Our 7-day/week service offers mobile and flexible short-term support, ensuring that children and young people in acute mental health distress receive the care they need, when they need it.
- Bridge to Care: With our community-based approach, we identify and support at-risk youth, connecting them with culturally appropriate services and preventing them from falling through the cracks of mental healthcare.
- Comprehensive Care: You'll have the opportunity to provide wraparound support at home and school, ensuring that children and families have access to the resources and follow-up care they need for lasting well-being.
- Exciting Opportunity: If you have experience in Child & Adolescent Mental Health or acute mental healthcare interventions, we invite you to be part of our innovative and compassionate team!
- Supportive and dynamic work environment: The Liverpool/Fairfield ICAMHS team is friendly, energetic and supportive. We prioritise ongoing learning and professional development opportunities to help our clinicians realise their goals while also ensuring a focus on staff well-being.
Don't miss out on this chance to be part of something truly meaningful. Apply now and let's make a difference together!
What You'll be Doing
As a Safeguards Senior Clinician to support the service delivery of the Safeguards model of care in Liverpool and Fairfield. The preferred person will demonstrate confidence with managing high risk complex presentations in young people, provide leadership, mentorship and supervision, to ensure the delivery of strengths based and recovery orientated mental health care and treatment within the Safeguards multidisciplinary outreach team. Able to work from a trauma informed culturally safe lens. Carry a clinical caseload providing intensive therapeutic interventions and care coordination, appropriate to the needs of the consumer.
Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services provide comprehensive, community-based mental health care across South Western Sydney.
These services cater to different age groups, including children, adolescents, adults, and older persons, ensuring specialised care throughout various life stages. The multidisciplinary teams offer a range of supports, including mental health assessments, crisis intervention, care coordination, and therapy. They work closely with inpatient services, GPs, and other community organisations to provide holistic care.
The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Relevant qualification/registration in one of the disciplines outlined in the position description.
- Demonstrated experience providing advanced evidence based, strengths focused, recovery orientated assessment, treatment and therapy for children and adolescents of the mental health service.
- Demonstrated commitment to the philosophy and practice of consumer’s families and naturalsupports participating within the treatment process, as appropriate and in accordance with theNSW Mental Health Act 2007.
- Demonstrated skills in clinical leadership and clinical supervision within a multi-disciplinary treatment setting.
- Effective interpersonal skills, problem solving skills and personal resilience.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and competence in the use of information technology systems.
- Demonstrated leadership in the planning, implementation and evaluation of local service delivery incorporating the quality improvement process.
- Ability to work independently and in consultation with the multidisciplinary team.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney 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.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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