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addressAddressSt Leonards, NSW
type Form of workFull-time | Contract
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Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2026
Position Classification: Health Clinician (Level - dependent on qualifications)
Remuneration: Dependent on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ386855

Salary (per week):
Health Professional (Level 1/2): $1,292.52 - $1,872.59

Health Professional (Level 3): $2,014.10 - $2,081.54

Health Professional (Level 4): $2,185.61 - $2,240.21

Where you'll be working
On the traditional lands of the Guringai and Darug peoples in Northern Sydney Local Health District. The position is based in the Community Health Centre on the Royal North Shore Hospital Campus.

What you'll be doing
The Safe Wayz Program coordinates an integrated response for children under the age of criminal responsibility (currently 10 years in NSW) with problematic or harmful sexual behaviours (PHSBs). Safe Wayz adopts a strength-based, family focussed and culturally centred trauma-informed approach to working with children and families to help behaviours from escalating.

The Safe Wayz Program coordinates primary prevention initiatives to educate children, families, schools, carers, community and professionals about problematic & harmful sexual behaviours (PHSB) including guidance on developmentally appropriate sexual behaviours. This role specifically builds capacity to identify and understand PHSB, collaborates with agency partners, provides consultation and training and advocates for system and practice changes. This role coordinates pathways into specialist counselling services for children and families who need them and will hold a small clinical case load.

Northern Sydney Local Health District seeks to provide a culturally safe environment for people from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander families and communities. This role will be part of a local Safe Wayz Program team which is integrated into the Districts Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) Service. The program team will include one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role, and one non identified position. The team will be supported through a state-wide clinical network, who will provide clinical and cultural connections, and support in undertaking this work.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Psychologists must have a four year degree in psychology, being a three year degree with a fourth year honours in psychology; or a qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.
Demonstrated understanding and skills in providing culturally responsive child centred, family focussed counselling, support and case management to address problematic or harmful sexual behaviours with young children and their carers. Demonstrated experience participating in and/or leading quality improvement activities, service development and evaluation.
Demonstrated ability to create Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community connections, engagement and collaboration to affect outcomes with an understanding of intergenerational trauma, contextual and causal factors for violence, abuse and neglect and the principles of cultural safety.
Demonstrated understanding of the legal and policy framework governing child protection in NSW.
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills in combination with a demonstrated ability to work as part of a small therapeutic team.
Demonstrated commitment to clinical and cultural supervision and professional education and if relevant to application, experience providing clinical supervision and leading education and teaching to staff and/or students.
Ability to participate in the PARVAN On Call Service, current unrestricted NSW Driver's License and willingness to provide services at different locations within NSLHD.

Need more information?

For role related queries or questions contact Rachel Wolfe on Rachel.Wolfe@health.nsw.gov.au or 0407 783 767

All NSW Health workers are required to have two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as defined by NSW Health. Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A. Category A positions are required to provide evidence of having received three doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA) and meet the requirements of the Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.

Applications Close: 04 April 2023

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Refer code: 699992. Northern Sydney Local Health District - The previous day - 2023-10-27 04:50

Northern Sydney Local Health District

St Leonards, NSW

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