Senior Mental Health Clinician (Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1) - Care Coordination Teams, C[...]

Employment Type : Permanent Full Time (38 hours per week)

Position Classification : Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1

Remuneration : $130,524 - $133,191 per annum + annual leave loading + Superannuation

Location : Multiple sites – Marrickville, Camperdown, Redfern, Canterbury, Croydon

Requisition ID : REQ619683

Building strong mental health care for our community - Join our team today!

About the Role

Sydney Local Health District is expanding its community mental health service to better service our community with the creation of new Senior Mental Health Clinician roles across our care coordination teams. There are five (5) permanent full time roles available at either Allied Health (Levels 3 or 4) or Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 1 or 2).

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced mental health professionals to step into a clinical leadership role within community-based mental health services.

Our Community Mental Health Services are driven by excellence and a commitment to provision of the best possible care, delivering care across our five community sites at Marrickville, Redfern, Camperdown, Canterbury and Croydon.

These roles will be embedded in the care coordination teams - the mainstay of the community mental health services for medium to long term care.

Senior Mental Health Clinicians will :

• Support and guide a multidisciplinary team in delivering accessible mental health support to consumers who are experiencing enduring mental health care needs.
• Support junior clinicians in decision making for complex cases
• Partner with primary care and non-government organisations to transition care of consumers

This is the first time such a position has been offered, and the successful applicant will be responsible for the development and implementation of this clinical pathway within community mental health services and Core Teams. So come and join our team!

This role combines clinical leadership, clinical support, and service development to ensure high-quality, person-centred care.

For more information, please view the Position Description

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will;

Benefits and Perks

For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefit

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

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For enquiries, please contact Renae Van Der Pol, Acting Director, Community Mental Health and Partnerships on 0434 151 773 or via email at renea.vanderpol@health.nsw.gov.au

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now!

Applications Close : 16 November 2024

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