An exciting opportunity has become available for a talented Drug and Alcohol Clinician to join the Northern Sydney Drug and Alcohol Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) and Drug Court Team in a Full Time / Job Share Temporary position until June 2025.

New graduates welcome!

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2025
Position Classification: Dependent on Qualifications
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ444126

Salary per week:
Allied Health Professional Level 1/2: $1,359.64 – $1,939.70
Psychologist: $1,432.43 – $2,096.59
Senior Psychologist: $2,140.21 – $2,324.73

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.

Where you’ll be working
Royal North Shore Community Health Centre

What you’ll be doing
To provide drug and alcohol case management and counselling to MERIT and Drug Court clients within the Forensic Drug and Alcohol Service of NSLHD. The goal of the program is to reduce the drug use and related criminal activity, as well as improving health  and social functioning of clients.

Clinicians will be involved with assessment, counselling, case management and treatment co-ordination of clients referred to the programs. Clinician will also be responsible for providing written and oral reports to the court as required.

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

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
2. Recognised qualifications suitable for a mental health professional, such as Psychologist, Social Work and Counsellor with current registration through the relevant Professional Board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency or Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
3. Demonstrated professional competency including ability to assess and deliver a broad range of psychosocial treatment interventions to people with drug and alcohol problems
4. Demonstrated understanding of contemporary, evidence-based methods of drug and alcohol treatment and highly developed knowledge and application of case management principles.
5. Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals.
6. Demonstrated commitment to a harm minimisation approach
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, liaison with a range of agencies and departments, and negotiation skills; report writing skills, high-level organisation skills and ability to utilise computer-based applications
8. Current NSW Drivers Licence and able to be flexible, work across various sites and adapt work practices to suit circumstances with a demonstrated ability work within a multi professional team.

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For role related queries or questions contact Sepideh Komaishi-Kahangi on [email protected]

All NSW Health workers are required to provide evidence of having received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA).  Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A and need to meet the requirements of the Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive.

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

Applications Close: 13 November 2023