Mental Health Professional

3 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia NSW Health Full time

Applications are invited for motivated social workers, registered nurses, occupational therapists, or psychologists who have skills and interest in working with older people who reside in the Ryde Hunter Hills area. This award winning team provides consultation, assessment and care coo-ordination utilising trauma informed care principles, focussing on the individual needs of each person.

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time

**Position Classification**: Dependent on Qualifications

**Remuneration**: Dependent on Qualifications

**Hours Per Week**: 32

**Requisition ID**: REQ413158

**Remuneration per hour**:
Psychologist: $35.93 - $53.41

Registered Nurse: $33.97 - $47.69

Health Professional Level 1/2: $34.01 - $58.95

**Where you'll be working**
Ryde Community Mental Health Centre - Fourth Ave Eastwood
- Ryde Hospital is having an incredible $479 million complete hospital redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community. _
- The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment will result in new health facilities and enhanced services including emergency, ICU/critical care, inpatient units, outpatient/ambulatory care services and much more._
- Construction commences in early 2023, providing you with a wonderful and exciting opportunity to be part of the Ryde team to change the future health services for the Ryde Community completely_

**What you'll be doing**

The primary function of the Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS) Mental Health Professional is to work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to provide high quality, evidenced based clinical care to Older People presenting with complex mental health issues in collaboration with the consumer &their carer/s, the consumers General Practitioner, Aged Care Services, other medical professionals and Non-Government Organisations (where applicable). The OPMHS consumer cohort requires specific and specialist assessment and interventions associated with the complexity of their clinical presentations including the presence of co-morbidities such as physical health problems, drug and alcohol use / abuse and issues of ageing including Dementia and the Behavioural &Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.

**_People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply._**
- 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.
- Current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APRHA) registration as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist or Occupational Therapist or eligibility for membership to the AASW.
- Demonstrated skills in conducting comprehensive mental health assessment and management, including assessment, risk management and care coordination.
- Demonstrated capacity to comprehensively assess and manage risk associated with suicide, deliberate self-harm, reputational risk and risk associated with violence, exploitation and abuse.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated understanding of the Recovery Model of care within Mental Health and the ability to implement and evaluate these care processes within the context of clinical care planning.
- Demonstrated experience working in Community Mental Health services and a demonstrated knowledge of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007).
- Current NSW Drivers Licence.

Need more information?

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- 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: 18 July 2023**

**Tentative Interview Dates: Week of 25 July 2023



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