Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dependant upon qualifications and experience
Remuneration: $67,357.00 – $105,895.00 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ344194
Applications Close: 13 October 2022
Vaccination Category: A (including influenza and 3 doses of COVID-19 vaccination)

**Targeted Aboriginal role**

As a large Local Health District we can provide you with a health career of your choice, come take a look what we have on offer for YOU

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + $9k remote area housing + novated leasing 
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• Flexible working arrangements
• Genuine welcoming and supportive staff and communities
• Career development opportunities

Where you’ll be working

Known for our innovative consumer focused models of care which are designed for the rural and regional population we serve, our Mental Health teams provide critical services within acute, sub-acute and community settings throughout the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.

As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to work within talented multidisciplinary environments, have excellent support with ongoing development and access to key technologies connecting you with colleagues and consumers based throughout the District.

Our multidisciplinary teams provide career paths for both nursing and allied health staff, new graduates and established professionals. We are committed to providing safe, effective, quality care through listening to consumers and continually exploring ways to do it better.

Come and see what Wagga Wagga and  Griffith can offer you!

About the Role   

• This position has been designated as a targeted role. Preference will be given to persons of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

This predominantly clinical position involves working within the Suicide Prevention Team including SPOT [Suicide Prevention Outreach Team] and Safe Haven services.

Working within a small team of peer workers and clinicians, the Suicide Prevention Team aim for a ‘no wrong door’ approach to ensure people have access to the support they need in a warm and welcoming, non-threatening environment. 

Clinicians working in the Suicide Prevention service will deliver support that aligns with the principles of step up/step down care. This includes making referrals/links to a range of community-based services for ongoing support (step down), or escalating concerns over consumer well-being to relevant clinical services for follow up (step up). It will also include health promotion activities.

Team members will be rostered to either SPOT or Safe Haven services dependant on availability and service need. The service will operate approximately 3-4 days per week with varying operating hours.  After hours, evenings and weekend work will be a requirement of the role.

For many people experiencing a suicidal crisis, emergency departments (ED) are often the only and most immediately accessed form of support. However, they are not ideal locations for people experiencing psychological distress. 

The Safe Haven is a walk in service that provides an alternative to visiting an ED or remaining in ED unnecessarily. Peer workers with lived experience provide compassionate, immediate and welcoming supportive responses for people experiencing suicidal crisis, with support from clinicians. Information about and links to community-based services such as housing, relationship counselling or financial assistance are provided to help alleviate distress. Clinicians are available as required for assessment, evidence based treatments and brief, limited care coordination.

The SPOT is an outreach service providing afterhours care and follow-up to people experiencing or recovering from suicidal distress. The service works from a ‘buddy’ approach where clinicians and peer workers work together, collaboratively with the consumer, to respond to suicidal crisis. 

Using virtual technology, the SPOT clinician and peer worker provide recovery-oriented care for people in crisis, including crisis response, psychosocial support, assessment, safety planning, assertive follow up, recovery/wellness planning, advocacy, and identification of community supports. SPOT staff may be involved in contact with community groups and awareness raising activities to promote ‘case finding’ as part of the service.

How to apply

Your application will require you to include a:

• Resume; and
• Cover Letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position

To learn more about the role, accountabilities, and the required pre-employment checks, please see the Position Description. For a confidential discussion, contact Natasha Spokes, Manager Safe Haven/Suicide prevention outreach team (SPOT) on 0448 422 675 or [email protected]

If interested, we encourage you to click apply promptly. Applications will be assessed as they are received, with suitable candidates contacted and progressed without delay.

New applicants must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. Should a medical contraindication certificate be provided, ongoing employment post certificate expiry is conditional to meeting COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

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