AddressJoin Nurturing Connections, a unique Caregiver-Child Relationship Program in the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service People with lived experience of perinatal Mental Health difficulties of all genders and identities are welcome to apply.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2025 (Part Time job share available) (with possibility of ongoing employment)Position Classification: Dependent on QualificationsHours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ500095
Salary (per week):
Health Education Officer Non-Graduate: $1,157.05 - $1,673.18
Health Education Officer Graduate: $1,323.34 - $2,114.39
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 workingThe role will be based at Macquarie Hospital with outreach across Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD)
What you'll be doing
This Peer Worker position is based on the Perinatal & Infant Mental Health (PIMH) Nurturing Connections (NC) team. This position will work collaboratively with other team members to develop, provide, and evaluate individual Perinatal Peer support as well as perinatal emotional wellbeing and recovery focussed group and dyadic interventions, delivered via both face-to-face and via telehealth modes.
The Peer Worker will draw upon their lived experience of perinatal Mental Health challenges and their personal recovery journey to develop empathic relationships and support personal recovery for consumers of Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) and other Local Health District (LHD). Specifically, the position will support parents/carers experiencing mental distress during pregnancy or the first 5 years of their child’s life. The goal of the position is to support parents/carers through their Mental Health service journey by providing individual consultations, education and group interventions aimed at facilitating recovery principles of hope, choice, self-determination, and social connectedness.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Hold Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness and commitment to obtain.
- Personal experience as a consumer of Mental Health Services and ability to utilise the lived experience to support others in their own Mental Health recovery journey
- Demonstrated knowledge of current local, State and National legislation and standards relevant to Mental Health.
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For role related queries or questions contact Lee Meredith on ************@health.nsw.gov.au or 0475 963 ***.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 10 July 2024
