AddressCoral Tree Family Service is a tertiary referral service that aims to assist the families of children, 3 – 12 years of age with Mental Health, behavioural, emotional, and relationship difficulties. Coral Tree has a partnership with the Department of Education. This role provides support for the children who have significant challenges attending Arndell School for Special Purposes and their parents/carers. The multi – disciplinary team is a dynamic and collaborative team environment with many learning opportunities available.
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 11 January 2026 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 1/2
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualification
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ491403
Salary (per week)
Health Professional (Level 1/2): $1,359.64 - $1,939.70
Registered Nurse: $1,342.54 - $1,884.90
Psychologist: $1,432.43 - $2,096.59
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.
Where you'll be working
Coral Tree Family Service, Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde
What you'll be doing
MHDA Declaration
Each person’s unique journey of recovery will be supported by Mental Health drug and alcohol services in a way that fosters hope, purpose and resilience.
MHDA Statement of Intention
The intention of the NSLHD MHDA is to provide recovery-oriented, trauma informed services that are guided by evidence based practices and collaboration.
Coral Tree Family Service is a tertiary referral service for children with Mental Health problems. The service provides treatment to referred children in the context of their family and conceptualises the family as the unit of treatment. Families come from across NSW for planned 4 night stays with up to 3 families at a time being in residence.
Family Workers staff the residential family admissions program and provide the crucial residential ‘in situ’ Mental Health interventions that make our service unique. Family workers act as agents of change, seeking to find opportunities for improved interactions in the ‘here and now’ of family life. A main focus is on empowering parents/carers to find better ways of helping the children in their care. A respectful partnership with all family members is an essential prerequisite to achieving positive outcomes. The role involves care coordination throughout a families contact with the service by liaising with allocated families and their referrers. This central role involves preparing families for admission, organising the care required during their stay, providing therapeutic interventions with other members of the team during the admission, reporting back to referring agents following the stay, and providing some telephone follow up support to the family.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Recognised qualifications as a Psychologist, Registered Nurse, or Occupational Therapist with current registration through the relevant Professional Board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, or eligibility for Membership for Social Workers with the AASW.
- Post qualification experience that demonstrates the ability to provide a range of Mental Health interventions to children with severe emotional and behavioural problems.
- Post qualification experience that demonstrates the ability to provide a range of therapeutic interventions aimed at helping and assisting families with Mental Health and relationship difficulties.
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For role related queries or questions contact Cathryn Mcelroy on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
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 (Page 11). 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: 5 June 2024
