There’s never been a better time to join Hunter New England Local Health District! This vacancy is eligible for a NSW Health Rural Health Incentive package of $5000 – $10,000 per year in addition to award entitlements and accommodation assistance (paid on a pro-rata basis for part time employees). Apply now and negotiate an incentive package that works for you and your family – you can include things like relocation and travel expenses, payment of professional development fees, additional personal leave entitlements, additional base salary, and a range of other options!
Acknowledgement of Country
Hunter New England Mental Health Services respectfully acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the custodians of the land in which our mental health facilities are located. We pay our respects to our Elders who are the knowledge holders of our culture and who keep our traditions, rituals, song lines alive. We respect the continuing connection to land, water and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and its interconnectedness to social, emotional, physical, spiritual mental health and wellbeing. We acknowledge the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities within our district, the staff who work with us and the Aboriginal services and organisations who partner with us to improve mental health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our footprint. We ask all those that walk, work and live on traditional Aboriginal lands to be respectful of culture and traditions.
- CAMHS Acute Response Team (Safeguards) are seeking applicants who are passionate about improving the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities.
- The successful candidate, if they Identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander will be supported to actively engage in both Dhuwi cultural supervision and discipline specific clinical supervision (via the Aboriginal CAMHS Service – Wiyliyiin-Ta) and will be linked into both cultural supervision and discipline specific supervision and supports, alongside the clinical supports of the Safeguards Team and specific Aboriginal support via the CAMHS Acute Response Team (Safeguards) Identified Project Officer and Identified Clinician. This position will also be supported to attend the HNEMH Aboriginal morning huddles to connect with other Aboriginal staff across the service and the monthly Aboriginal Advisory Networking Meetings.
- You will be supported culturally and professionally by a non-Aboriginal Manger, clinicians, the Aboriginal Mental Health workforce, an Aboriginal Manager Located in Tamworth. The position is based Tamworth Mental Health Service – Dean House
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (However, Part Time Applicants will be considered)
Position Classification: Counsellor Level 1/2 up to Level 3 , Occupational Therapist Level 1/2 up to Level 3 , Social Worker Level 1/2 up to Level 3 , Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, CNC1 and Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Psychologist in Training.
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ319793
Targeted Mental Health Clinician – Incentives Offered
Safeguards CAMHS Response Team
Location – Tamworth
Please note: If there a no suitable Level 3 applicants, applications will be considered from Level 1/2 applicants
This is a targeted position in accordance with Policy Directive (PD2016_053) NSW Health Good Health – Great Jobs: Aboriginal Workforce Strategic Framework 2016 – 2020. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who meet the selection criteria. Exemption is claimed under S21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal applicants must demonstrate Aboriginality by providing documentation before the interview in addition to addressing the selection criteria. For information on Confirmation of Aboriginality requirements click here.
In the event there are no suitable Aboriginal applicants then applications from non-Aboriginal applicants will be considered.
About the service:
The new ‘Safeguards Team’ will be a CAMHS, extended hours, community based, assertive and flexible short-term multidisciplinary service delivering skilled evidence-based interventions to resolve mental health crisis with young people and their families. These interventions include risk management and stabilisation, safety planning and containment, brief intervention and multiagency/service linkage.
This position will primarily be located at Tamworth, you will be a part of the broader Safeguards Team based at Wallsend Newcastle – so you will connect via telehealth for ongoing clinical support. This position will be on a rotating roster which may include afternoon shifts and weekends.
About the position:
The primary purpose of this position will be to plan, coordinate, and provide evidence based, trauma informed and culturally and developmentally appropriate assessment and treatment to children and adolescents (0 to 17 years) in acute mental health distress, and their families.
The role sits within the Safeguards Child and Adolescent Mental Health Response Team (‘Safeguards Team’) and reports to the Safeguards Team Leader with professional responsibility to the appropriate HNELHD Mental Health – Head of Discipline.
The successful candidate will be supported to actively engage in both Dhuwi cultural supervision and discipline specific clinical supervision, alongside the clinical supports of the Safeguards Team. This position will also be supported to attend the HNEMH Aboriginal morning huddles to connect with other Aboriginal staff across the service and the monthly Aboriginal Advisory Networking Meetings.
In addition support for the new clinician will be provided from the Team Leader, CAMHS Transition Educator, Local CAMHS/AMH clinicians and the CAMHS Senior of the Discipline to support a new clinician in the role
Information for Applicants:
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine 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. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. Please provide proof of booster vaccination if available.
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
Job share/part time arrangements will be considered.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases: If you are applying for a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2020_017. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy
Selection Criteria: Please address the selection criteria for this position as thoroughly as possible so your application can be considered for the role. For assistance with selection criteria, please visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
Candidates will be assessed against the Essential Requirements and Selection Criteria for this position. Please ensure you read the position description (link in advertisement below) prior to submitting an application. Candidates invited to interview will need to bring originals of qualifications or licenses required for the position for sighting by the panel.
Stepping Up Website: Stepping Up aims to assist Indigenous job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment process and addresses some of the challenges that can be experienced by hiring managers so they can more effectively structure recruitment to roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp.
Salary Packaging: Salary packaging is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health staff. You can potentially salary package a range of your personal expenses including but not limited to novated motor vehicle lease, relocation expenses and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more information by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via email at [email protected] or on 1300 40 25 23.
Working with HNE Health you will have access to a number of benefits such as long service leave, paid maternity leave and salary packaging including meal expenses.
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For role related queries or questions contact Stephanie Watkins on [email protected], Ebony Eulo (Aboriginal CAMHS Project Officer) on [email protected] or Bron Rose (Service Manager, Yima-mulin-bin-kaan, Aboriginal MHS and SEWB Workforce) [email protected] or mobile: 0428425324
Applications Close: 23rd November, 2022
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