Senior Exercise Physiologist (Lvl 3) - Mental Health Services - Perm Ft

Employment Type: Permanent Full time, 38 hours per week
Location: Campbelltown Hospital
Position Classification: Exercise Physiologist Level 3
Remuneration: $105,093.00 - $108,612.00 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ361955
Application Close Date: 11/12/2022

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

Experience in inpatient mental health setting, Passionate about physical health care

Motivated to take the next step in your career

About The Opportunity
Campbelltown Mental Health Service is seeking an experienced Senior Exercise Physiologist to work in our new mental health units. This position will provide oversight for clinical exercise services across all units, including management of gym spaces. The position will be part of a district multidisciplinary team.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated exercise physiologist to be the clinical lead for our Campbelltown facilities.

Life at SWLHD is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.

What you'll be doing
This position will be responsible for providing tailored lifestyle interventions, including assessments and interventions, to mental health consumers across Liverpool and Fairfield LGAs in South Western Sydney LHD. The position will involve managing individual consumers, developing lifestyle and exercise group programs, providing education for consumers and families/carers, in addition to assisting with staff education, collaborating with referral partners and supervising students.

Where You'll Be Working
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and people with a disability to apply.

How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible. * Recognized tertiary qualification in Exercise Physiology and full membership of Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).

• Extensive demonstrated and relevant clinical experience including best practice knowledge in physical health and lifestyle issues specific to mental health and experience in managing complex caseloads.
• Experience in service development and quality improvement and ability to inform development and implementation of lifestyle and exercise services.
• Experience working collaboratively with individuals and carers, including liaising with external providers.
• Demonstrated commitment to continued professional development and evidence based practice.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of the team
• Demonstrated ability in clinical supervision of students and/or staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to use Microsoft office applications
• Current unrestricted Australian drivers licence (P2 Licence Acceptable) subject to obtaining NSW drivers licence within 3 months of appointment.

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For role related queries or questions contact Isabella Sierra on 0475 825 449 or via email on Isabella.sierra@health.nsw.gov.au

Interview Date Range: 14/12/2022 – 21/12/2022

Additional Information

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Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

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