Health Clinician

**Employment Type**:Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**:Health Clinician Level 3
**Remuneration**:$37.69- $62.94
**Hours Per Week**:38
**Requisition ID**:REQ450977

**This recruitment may be used to fill future positions via an eligibility list for permanent, full time, part time, temporary and casual positions.**

**Join Our Team as Exciting Opportunity for Health Clinician****

We are currently recruiting passionate and skilled **Health Clinician** to join our dynamic team at Central Coast Local Health District.This is your chance to be part of a collaborative and innovative healthcare environment that strives to make a positive impact on the well-being of our community.

**What we Offer**
- Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast
- Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy.
- Full Salary Packaging services are provided - which means you save more tax.
- Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing.
- Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership.
- Social Club.
- Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.

**About the role**
- The Joint Child Protection Response Program (previously known as JIRT) is a tri-agency program - delivered by the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), the NSW Police Force and NSW Health.
- Our workforce in this service is made up of a Senior Health Clinician and a Health Clinician. They work alongside large teams of Police Specialist Investigators and Caseworkers, failure to fill this position results in the District unable to meet it's obligations to participate in joint planning, share information that informs the multi-agency response and investigation and provide crisis support to children and families who have experienced sexual abuse and serious physical abuse.
- The Program provides a comprehensive and coordinated safety, criminal justice and health response to children and young people alleged to have suffered sexual abuse, serious physical abuse or extreme neglect. This position is part of the small health team that works in partnership with NSW Police and Department of Communities and Justice and is located in Gosford CBD.
- The health role includes the exchange information that contributes to the local planning and response, directly provide or facilitate the provision of clinical support and intervention to children, young people and their non offending family members as well as navigate care through the provision of appropriate medical or forensic care, referrals and establishment of support network were required.

**What you'll be doing**

The Health Clinician supports the Senior Health Clinician in operationalizing the Health components within the Joint Child Protection Response Program (JCPRP) in partnership with NSW Police and Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ).
- The Health Clinician contributes to operationalizing the Health components within the Joint Child Protection Response Program (JCPRP).
- You will be committed to delivering exceptional health care and be skilled at building positive relationships and collaboration within the health system and the broader community.
- We have a Internal NSW Health Print iworkfornsw Recruitment Agency primary role of establishing stabilisation and safety for children, young people, individuals and families and work across the health system to support healing and recovery, with a focus on increasing capacity and wellbeing.
- We are committed to ongoing development and continuous improvement and strive for a flexible and responsive public health response to Violence Abuse and Neglect.
- The Central Coast manages a high number of referrals in comparison to the rest of NSW and vacancies in these roles have a significant impact on the capacity of the staff to respond to both the needs of children and families but also agency partners.
- About you You will bring your experience and education as a Social Worker or Psychologist and be supported to grow and build your career through training, development and networks within supportive and high functioning teams.

**This role is suitable for the following**:

- **Social Worker Lvl 3**:

- **Psychologist**:

- **Snr Psychologist**

**Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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**Please note that all NSW Health workers are now required to have received 3 doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.**

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