Mental Health Clinician (Occupational Therapist/Social Worker Level 1/2, Psychologist) Marrickville Core Team

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Health Clinician
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REQ573209 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (38 Hours per week)
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist/Social Worker Level 1/2, Psychologist
Location: Marrickville Community Health Centre 
Requisition ID: REQ573209
  
  
If you enjoy working with others and building strong relationships we would love you to join our team!
  
  
About the Role
  
Community Mental Health Services provide a range of services designed to help support the recovery and help consumer stay well in the community. The team provide specialist services for young people, children and families, adults, and older people. Community mental health services include a specialist Aboriginal Mental Health Team, bilingual mental health workers and Peer Support Workers. Our main sites are at Canterbury, Croydon, Camperdown, Marrickville, and Redfern Community Health Services. The role will be based at Marrickville Community Health Centre 
    
“Community Mental Health Team” (Core Team) is the mainstay of the community mental health system.
Core Team provide a range of clinical services including intake, assessment, consultation, treatment and care coordination. Care coordination is the main component of this model of care and includes extended care coordination, targeted packages of care and short term care coordination.       
   
Consumers under the care of Core Teams will either have:   
  
1. Short term interventions and may be discharged or referred back to their GPs or other treatment providers after a period of weeks or months.
2. A period of treatment as recommended by evidence based practices.  
3. Ongoing care and monitoring for prolonged periods.


The clinician will practice in keeping with the standardised Sydney LHD position description for the profession in addition to this position description.
    
For more information, please view the Position Description
    
  
Ideal Candidate
  • Recognised tertiary qualifications appropriate to profession. Full registration and eligibility for membership to professional association, as appropriate.
  • Demonstrated competencies to provide contemporary mental health practice.
  • Current NSW Drivers Licence (P1 and P2 acceptable).

Benefits and Perks!

  • Accrued Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading 
  • Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus  
  • Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
  • Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
  • Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

  

For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefit

 

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

 

Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health 

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

 

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

            

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

   

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards

 

For more information about SLHD please visit ‘Working With Us’

 

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For enquiries, please contact Benedict Cutler on (02) 9562 0500 or via email at benedict.cutler@health.nsw.gov.au

   

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now!


Applications Close: 18 May 2025

 

For Applicant Support and Information, visit ‘Applicant Information’

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