Statewide Intellectual Disability Mental Health Outreach Service Program Co-ordinator (Health Clinician Level 4, Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2, Clinical Psychologist)

Sydney Local Health District is one of the top performing local health districts in New South Wales. It is made up of hospitals and health services delivered in various locations in the community and also in people’s homes. 

Our vision is excellence in health and healthcare for all!

Where you will be based

Sydney Local Health District’s Community Health Centres have a long and proud history of delivering care in the community including prevention, early intervention, assessment, treatment, health maintenance and continuing care services designed to improve and support the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.   

This position will be based at Croydon Health Centre.

About the Opportunity

The Statewide Intellectual Disability Metal Health Outreach Service (SIDMHOS) seeks to improve the capacity of health services to assess, manage and treat individuals with intellectual disability and mental illness and to improve specialist assessment, management and treatment options, including better referral pathways between generic and specialist treatment. The purpose of the role is to:

• Provide governance and oversight of the SIDMHOS in the SLHD Mental Health Service.
• To manage referrals, manage clinician training, provide clinical expertise and leadership in collaboration with the multidisciplinary SIDMHOS team clinicians.
• The SIDMHOS Co-Ordinator will work collaboratively with other LHDs and help to establish the Statewide Intellectual Disability Mental Health Outreach Service for consumers of the SLHD - Mental Health Service as well as other LHDs that require specialised assessment, consultation, management and treatment options for consumers with intellectual disability and mental illness. The Co-Ordinator will ensure the provision of quality, consumer-focused, evidence-based services to all consumers, family members and carers referred to SIDMHOS.
• The role will manage all referrals to the service and be responsible for organising face to face clinics and professional case conferences as well as capacity-building sessions for other services via video conference.

For more information, please view the Position Description

The Ideal Candidate is someone who has...

• An appropriate degree in Nursing, Clinical Psychology or the Allied Health award and have registration and eligibility for full membership of an appropriate professional organisation. For Nursing, minimum 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field is required and must hold approved postgraduate qualifications relevant to the specialty or such other qualifications / experience deemed appropriate.
• Advanced clinical knowledge, skills and experience in intellectual disability and/or mental health services as well as advance knowledge and skills in in working with families of consumers with intellectual disability and mental illness.