MLHD Counsellor – Wagga Wagga Community Health (Lewis House) Murrumbidgee Local Health District

JOB DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dependent upon Qualifications and Experience
Remuneration: $67,442.00 – $105,895.00 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ352940
Applications Close: 17 November 2022
Vaccination Category: A (including influenza and 3 doses of COVID-19 vaccination)

*Female applicants only*

 

 

Join us and make a real difference in your local community.

 

 

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

Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (WWBH) is one of the busiest rural hospitals in NSW with 300+ beds. We support over 40,000 emergency presentations, 1,100 births and approximately 11,000 operations each year.

WWBH provides services including critical care, medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and rehabilitation care along with mental health and community health services.

We work with a team of specialists which include cardiovascular, gastroenterology, renal medicine, obstetrics, orthopedics, psychiatry and pediatrics. There is also the provision of a full range of allied health and support services such as dental, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, sexual health, violence prevention and response services.

A specialised Mental Health Recovery Unit provides a large modern and comfortable facility, and our community health services co-located on the Wagga Wagga campus.

 

To learn more about life in Wagga Wagga please visit us here.

 

 

About the Role   

The aim of this service is to improve the emotional, social and mental wellbeing of individuals and their family members through the provision of a personalised care and integrated services including:

  • Trauma informed crisis intervention and response
  • Case coordination that includes intake, assessment, case planning and referral functions,
  • Client focussed advocacy, liaison and consultation
  • Being a consultation and liaison resource for MLHD Health Professionals working in acute and non-acute settings
  • A genuine client centred approach, collaborating across services to ensure clients receive the service they need, when they need it
  • Provision of counselling and psycho-educational group work for psychological issues associated with complex health care conditions

Being a person of female gender is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under section 31H of the Anti-discrimination Act.

 

 

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 Shannon McMahon, Manager Priority Populations Program on 0428 103 094 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.

JOB SUMMARY

Organisation

Murrumbidgee Local Health District

Job Salary

$67,442.00 - $105,895.00 pa + salary packaging

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