Come and join our integrated specialist Perinatal and Infant Mental Team in NSLHD!
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician (Level 4)
Remuneration: $51.47 – $63.12 per hour
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ342333
Salary:
Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 1): $59.66 – $60.88
Clinical Psychologist: $51.47 – $63.12
Allied Health Professional (Level 4): $57.52 – $58.95
Where you’ll be working
Hornsby Community Mental Health
What you’ll be doing
MHDA Declaration
Each person’s unique journey of recovery will be supported by mental health drug and alcohol services in a way that fosters hope, purpose and resilience.
MHDA Statement of Intention
The intention of the NSLHD MHDA is to provide recovery-oriented, trauma informed services that are guided by evidence based practices and collaboration.
The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Clinician (PIMHC) works alongside adult MHS and CYMHS as part of a specialist PIMH clinical team. The clinician will provide specialist clinical mental health services to pregnant or parent consumers, and their infants in the perinatal (pregnancy to infant age 24 months) period where a parent is presenting with complex mental health problems. This includes providing leadership in the assessment and management of consumers and families engaged with mental health services in the perinatal period.
The clinician also contributes to planning and implementation of specialist clinical education regarding assessment
and care provision for families in the perinatal period where a parent is presenting with complex mental health problems. This position is part of a job share arrangement and works within the Hornsby sector.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- 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.
- Tertiary qualification in a clinical health field, such as Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, and Occupational Therapy and registration with AHPRA (if relevant). The Clinical Psychologist will be fully registered and hold a Masters degree or higher; the Registered Nurse requires a minimum of 5 years full time post graduate experience with an approved post graduate qualification and substantial relevant experience; and the Allied Health Professional will hold a relevant Bachelors degree and registration with a minimum experience at Level 2.
- Previous experience in working with parents and families with infants experiencing severe and complex parental psycho-social and psychiatric problems in the perinatal period with demonstrated knowledge of the impact of mental health problems and mental illness on parenting, parent – infant relationships and infant development.
- Current NSW drivers licence
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For role related queries or questions contact Lee Meredith on [email protected] or 0475 963 786
All NSW Health workers are required to have two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as defined by NSW Health. Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A. Category A positions are required to provide evidence of having received three doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA) and 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: 28 September 2022
Tentative Interview Dates: 05 October 2022