Mental Health Clinician, Suicide Prevention Outreach Team - Location Negotiable - Incentives Offered

Psychologist: $37.70 - $55.17 per hour 
Social Worker Lvl 1/2: $35.78 - $51.04 per hour 

Occupational Therapist Lvl 1/2: $35.78 - $51.04 per hour 

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern.

What we offer
•    Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
•    Corporate Health and Fitness program
•    11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
•    Annual Leave Loading

Where you'll be working
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city, enviable lifestyles and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. Canberra or Sydney is just a short drive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of a big city. Connect easily and quickly with the world through the Canberra International Airport, or Sydney domestic and International Airport with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District

What you'll be doing

The Suicide Prevention Outreach Team (SPOT) is part of the Towards Zero Suicides Initiative that aims to reduce deaths by suicide and suicide attempts. The clinician will work alongside a peer worker to provide assertive outreach using a recovery oriented and trauma informed care model to reach those who are less likely to access an emergency department. 

Selection Criteria

1. Tertiary qualifications and current registration with AHPRA for Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, OR Tertiary qualifications and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers for Social Workers.
2. Demonstrated experience in the comprehensive assessment and management of people with complex Mental Health needs, including assessment and advanced skills in clinical risk mitigation.
3. Demonstrated experience in working across inpatient and community sites, and experience in ensuring integrated care and effective partnerships with emergency services (police/ambulance), GPs, and Community Managed Organisations.
4. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively alongside Peer Workers with lived experience of suicide and have an understanding of the value of peer work, as well as being able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and the willingness to engage in Suicide Prevention co-design/ co-production and education and training.
5. Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with consumers, their families and carers and other stakeholders; and a demonstrated high proficiency in computer literacy and virtual health/telehealth support options.
6. Demonstrated understanding of the Mental Health Act (2007), and the Towards Zero Suicides initiative with recent post registration experience in the management of suicidal persons.
7. Evidence of a current unrestricted driver’s licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2022_030  All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

All NSW Health Category A workers are required to have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.

Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au

At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support them. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability, and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

Need more information?

  1) Click here for the Position Description
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For role related queries or questions contact Kira Van Klink on *************@health.nsw.gov.au or phone: 02 6455 3***.

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