Child Youth Mental Health Service Intake Clinician
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- Health Clinician
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- REQ567222 Requisition #
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- 1 day ago Post Date
The Hornsby Child Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) team are seeking an experienced Health Clinician with experience working with young people and their families who experience serious mental health problems and requires filling the health clinician role. This role works as part of the Hornsby CYMHS intake team in providing triage, community assessments, consultation with key stakeholders and in reach into the Emergency Department.
This Health Clinician Level 4 role is a Permanent Full Time amalgamated position consisting of 2 part time positions (0.42 FTE and 0.58 FTE). The successful applicant will be employed in both roles for permanent contract.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dependent on qualification
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ567222
Salary per week:
Allied Health Professional Level 4: $2,331.57 - $2,388.09
Clinical Psychologist: $2,093.71 - $2,551.93
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1: $2,428.60 - $2,478.30
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Hospital
What you'll be doing
This role is a key part of a collaborative team in supporting access to appropriate and timely care for young people and families when there are serious mental health concerns.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience as per clinical discipline and current full AHPRA registration (or eligibility for membership of AASW for Social Workers). Social Work / Occupational Therapy requires experience as a level 2 clinician. Clinical Nurse Consultant will have at least 5 years full -time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full-time equivalent in mental health and approved post graduate qualifications or substantial relevant clinical experience within this setting. Clinical Psychologist will have a postgraduate Masters or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from an APAC accredited University.
- Demonstrated ability to provide expert clinical consultancy, networking and communicating across a range of key internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated senior clinical leadership skills with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and capacity to act as an independent consultant with excellent communication, interpersonal and
negotiation skills. - Demonstrated commitment to strengths-based practice and recovery focused care as well as consumer and carer participation and consultation.
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For role related queries or questions contact Christopher Taylor on Kris.Taylor@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9485 6155.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy . You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 17 April 2025
