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Mental Health Professional Older People's Mental Health ServiceSouthern NSW Local Health District • Hornsby, NSW, AU
Mental Health Professional Older People's Mental Health Service

Mental Health Professional Older People's Mental Health Service

Southern NSW Local Health District • Hornsby, NSW, AU
8 days ago
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Job Description

Mental Health Professional Older People's Mental Health Service

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Looking for a rewarding mental health career where your expertise truly matters? Join the Hornsby OPMHS and work alongside experienced clinicians delivering specialist care to older people with complex mental health needs in their homes and communities.

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Employment Type: PermanentPart Time
\n Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 1/2
\n Remuneration: Depenent on Quaification
\n Hours Per Week:32
\n Requisition ID:REQ685994

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Salary per week:
\n Allied Health Level 1/2: $1,522.06 - $2,171.41
\n Registered Nurse: $1,566.70 - $2,199.60
\n Psychologist: $1,603.53 - $2,347.04

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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.

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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.

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Where you'll be working Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Mental Health Service.

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What you'll be doing The primary function of the OPMHS Mental Health Professional is to work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to provide high quality, evidence based clinical care to Older People presenting with complex mental health issues in collaboration with the consumer &their carer/s, the consumers General Practitioner, Aged Care Services, other medical professionals and Non-Government Organisations (where applicable). The OPMHS consumer cohort requires specific and specialist assessment and interventions associated with the complexity of their clinical presentations including the presence of co-morbidities such as physical health problems, drug and alcohol use / abuse and issues of ageing including Dementia and the Behavioural &Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.

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

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  • Current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APRHA) registration as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist or Occupational Therapist or eligibility for membership to the AASW. Recognised by the Diversional Therapy Association of Australian National Council, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.
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  • Demonstrated skills in conducting comprehensive mental health assessment and management, including assessment, risk management and care coordination.
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  • Demonstrated capacity to comprehensively assess and manage risk associated with suicide, deliberate self-harm , reputational risk and risk associated with violence, exploitation and abuse.
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  • Demonstrated experience working in Mental Health Services and a demonstrated knowledge of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007)
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The team enriching health in millions of ways every day. Applications Close: 28 September 2026

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NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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