Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Allied Health Clinician Level 3 / Clinical Nurse Consultant Level 1
Remuneration: $53 – $60.88 per hour
Hours Per Week: 20
Requisition ID: REQ349785
Location: Nowra
Closing Date: 30/10/22

• Flexible work options – create your ideal work life balance
• Meaningful work that makes a difference to the health of the community.

What you’ll be doing

The Mental Health Ambulance and Police Project (MHAPP) clinician will provide a highly mobile, recovery orientated clinical assessment, consultancy and support to NSW Ambulance and Police managing mental health related cases in the community.   They will also provide clinical leadership in the trialing of virtual assessment of consumers in the community who are geographically isolated. 
 
The MHAPP clinician works with NSW Ambulance and Police to provide mental health triage, primary client assessment and management of complex mental health emergencies and crises at an advanced level. The position holder will be required to possess extensive knowledge of mental health disorders and demonstrated clinical practices to provide support, treatment, coordination and education to emergency services who work with consumers with complex mental and physical health needs.  The position may be based in one of a number of locations for their shifts, including but not limited to Nowra and Oak Flats. 
 
The successful candidate is a clinical expert who, through leadership, facilitates excellence in research based clinical practice, education, research and professional leadership. They model the CORE (Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment) values of the organisation. 
 

 

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) 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.

National Police 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.ccyp.nsw.gov.au/Applicants/Application#

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 https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/Pages/doc.aspx?dn=PD2020_017  before employment can commence.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles, 2 doses for Category B roles) 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.

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

For further information visit: https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/

Selection Criteria:

1. Demonstrated qualifications as either: • Registered nurse with a current license to practice from the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience and in addition who has approved post registration nursing/midwifery qualification relevant to Acute Community Mental Health or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate. • Relevant qualifications as an Occupational Therapist currently registered with AHPRA. • Qualified Social Worker eligible for registration with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). • Qualified Counsellor having completed the Djirruwang Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health). All Allied Health applicants must demonstrate ability to meet all components of a Level 3 practitioner under the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award, 2019 and have demonstrated application of relevant professional skills in an Acute Mental Health setting.
2. Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in clinical practice.
3. Demonstrated effective communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums and knowledge of the practice development framework for clinical practice.
4. Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
5. Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service
6. Demonstrated advanced understanding of contemporary mental health clinical practice. Proven skills in clinical teaching, the identification of education needs in the clinical area, and competency in the use of contemporary information systems.
7. Ability to apply clinical expertise in client-centered consultancy with the ability to work independently.
8. Current NSW Driver’s License

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For role related queries or questions contact Warren Lynch on [email protected]