Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3, Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $35.93 – $63.12
Hours Per Week: 24
Location: Nowra Community Health Centre
Requisition ID: REQ425781
Applications Close: 7 September 2023

This is a permanent part time 24hpw position based at Nowra Community Health Centre with travel to other Shoalhaven Community Heath Centre sites for outreach as required.

What you’ll be doing

Providing a specialist Social Work & Psychology service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with ISLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct.
 
CPCS is a child and family-centred trauma-specific therapy service. Its overarching purpose is to work towards the recovery and ongoing safety and wellbeing of children involved with the care and protection system. CPCS works with infants, children and young people, and their families and carers where it has been determined by Family and Community Services (FACS) that the children are at risk of significant harm due to violence, abuse and/or neglect.    

The service aims to assist children recover from violence, abuse and/or neglect, and support them to achieve safety, security and permanency.    
Therapeutic work may involve a combination of individual, dyadic, family therapy and group work. In addition to direct therapy with children and families, CPCS provides consultation and training to support other parts of the service system to contribute to the overall therapeutic outcomes for the child and their family/carers where child protection issues are present.

This position qualifies for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $5,000 under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

The package is in addition to award entitlements and accommodation assistance and recognises the critical role health workers play in the delivery of rural health services. Take up this opportunity and apply now…negotiate a package that works for you. Benefits can include additional base salary, additional personal leave, relocation costs or payment of professional development fees.

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All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (2 doses) 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.

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

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Talent Pool

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool / eligibility list where candidates may be offered casual, permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 12 months.

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence.

Criminal record checks will be undertaken on successful applicants. This position is designated as child-related employment and you will be required to obtain a Working With Children clearance from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. To apply, please go to https://wwccheck.ocg.nsw.gov.au/Apply

Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview. You should read the Position Description and then address the selection criteria for the role, giving examples where required. Applicants are encouraged to review the following information on Applying for a position within NSW Health at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/guide/nswhealth/Pages/apply-for-position.aspx

Selection Criteria

1. Full registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist or a Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers
   (AASW); including the ability to demonstrate a practical application of the Psychology/AASW Code of Ethics.
2. Extensive direct clinical experience providing counselling and group work and for people (including children) who have experienced violence, abuse, neglect and trauma.
3. Clear understanding and application of evidence based models of care and demonstrated positive clinical outcomes for clients exposed to or experiencing trauma.
4. Demonstrated clinical practice with appropriate ethics and boundaries when working therapeutically with children, young people and their families who have experience violence, abuse or neglect as well as a demonstrated understanding of legislation related to the above issues.
5. Demonstrated high level ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems.
6. Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage stressful situations; ability to work unsupervised and apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature.
7. Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement activities and service evaluation processes with other staff and demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision.
8. Current NSW Drivers Licence, with the ability to travel in accordance with position responsibilities.

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For role related queries or questions contact Rochelle Darby Child Protection Manager on 0475968181 or at [email protected]