Violence Abuse and Neglect Health Clinician

This position qualifies for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (pro-rata part-time/temporary positions less than 18 months), and a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (pro-rata part time), under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $ $ Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ563026
Location: Broken Hill

What you'll be doing

The FWLHD VAN Health Clinician (Joint Child Protection Response Program / Child Protection Counselling Service) primary purpose is working within the JCPRP tri-agency partnership and providing integrated crisis responses and ongoing counselling to children and young people who have experienced sexual assault, physical abuse, neglect and support for their family members.

• Facilitate access to Local Health Districts/ Speciality Networks information in relation to JCPRP referrals and participate in JCPRP Local Planning and Response meeting.
• Provide a consultative service in area/s of clinical expertise to local clinicians to promote consistent provision of safe high quality client centred care within the Prevention and Response Violence and Neglect (PARVAN) framework.
• Provide clinical in-service education programs including mandatory child protection training to staff and students to facilitate learning across the team.
• Support the domestic violence reforms across the FWLHD and act as a proxy representing the FWLHD at Safety Action Meetings (SAM).

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant Qualifications/Experience as per Award Classification – Bachelor Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers or NSW Health Professionals Award Psychologist with general registration with AHPRA or Bachelor degree in Social Science, Social Welfare.
• Extensive and comprehensive specialist knowledge of contemporary trauma informed practice and relevance to rural/ remote service provision and advanced clinical skills in individual and group counselling and therapeutic work.
• High level communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to document accurately; write proficiently; consult effectively with others; and negotiate and develop collaborative partnerships with a range of stakeholders.
• Competency in the use of information and communication technology, including standard office software, for email, internet searches, analysis of clinical data, presentations and clinical documentation.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to working within the principals and impacts violence, abuse and neglect; independently and within a multidisciplinary team framework.
• The ability to collaborate and work effectively and sensitively with a diverse range of clients, including remote communities and Aboriginal people.
• Ability to exercise independent professional judgement and advanced reasoning skills for problem solving, prioritising and managing complex caseloads involving expansion, adaptation or modification or principles, procedures and techniques.
• Current unrestricted NSW Drivers Licence and ability to travel as part of the role within an outreach and on call capacity.

How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.

Applications Close: 21st April 2025

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.