Senior Rehabilitation Clinician - SESLHD MHS

Selection Criteria:

1. Tertiary qualifications in Social Work and eligible for membership with AASW. Tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Psychology (with a minimum four year degree with a major in Psychology and reregistration with the Psychologists Board of Australia) and registered with AHPRA.
2. Extensive experience in mental health clinical and vocational rehabilitation with knowledge of best practice mental health rehabilitation principles; current models of practice; and ability to plan, implement and evaluate clinical and vocational individual and group rehabilitation programs.
3. Demonstrated commitment to consumer participation, and a strengths based and recovery focused approach in service provision.
4. Excellent negotiation, decision making, advocacy skills and ability to collaborate within the Multidisciplinary Team and a diverse range of stakeholders throughout all organisational levels.
5. Experience in providing in-depth consultation, education and supervision to staff to enhance service excellence.
6. Advanced clinical reasoning skills and leadership in navigating challenging and complex consumer care situations.
7. Ability to initiate, lead and implement quality improvement and service evaluation processes.
8. Current class C NSW Drivers Licence.

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Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace. 

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-MentalHealth@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know. Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required. 

Information for applicants:

• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website