Russian Bilingual Mental Health Clinician - ESMHS
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- Mental Health Clinician
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- REQ568861 Requisition #
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- Apr 09, 2025 Post Date
Russian Bilingual Mental Health Clinician, Team 5 Community - Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 1, Occupational Therapist Level 2, Psychologist, Registered Nurse, Social Worker Level 1, Social Worker Level 2
Remuneration: $36.39 - $57.10 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 30
Requisition ID: REQ568861
Location: Randwick, Sydney
Applications close date: 27 April 2025
Come Work With Us!
Are you a Mental Health Clinician fluent in both Russian and English and interested in working with clients from a Russian background within a strengths and recovery based framework? We want you to come and join our team and help our mental health consumers from Russian speaking backgrounds on their journey to recovery.
For more information we encourage you to contact Yidi Zhao on yidi.zhao@health.nsw.gov.au
Interviews are expected to be held between 5 May 2025 and 9 May 2025.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Where you'll be working
Community Mental Health, ESMHS- located on the Prince of Wales Hospital campus, Randwick
Additional Information and Benefits
- An eligibility list may be created for future Permanent Part Time positions
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable (Nursing only).
- Opportunity to obtain personal regrade to Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 1 status where relevant (Nursing only).
Selection Criteria:
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible.
- 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 registration with the Psychologists Board of Australia) and registered with AHPRA.
- Demonstrated core competency skills in mental health assessment, intervention and education of CALD consumers with high level understanding and experience in cross-cultural mental health.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication in Russian, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to proactively engage with consumers to enhance service delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in working as part of a multidisciplinary team and to exercise independent professional judgement on routine matters, commensurate with years of experience.
- Computer skills and the capacity to use health information systems.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement and evidence based practice and a commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Demonstrated experience in delivering recovery oriented practices, consumer and carer participation and consultation.
- Current NSW Drivers Licence.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
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.
- 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
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