Aboriginal Senior Health Specialist

6 hours ago

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia NSW Government Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Aboriginal Senior Health Clinician to join our team in the Far West Local Health District. As a key member of our multidisciplinary health care team, you will provide therapeutic and casework services to adults and children who have been sexually assaulted, and their non-offending family members.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver quality services to patients/clients of NSW Health to meet their health and wellbeing needs.
  • Partner with the local sexual assault service to develop a deeper level of awareness and understanding of how to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal people who may engage with these specific services.
  • Work towards cultural competence is a responsibility of all Violence Abuse and Neglect staff.
Requirements

  • Degree in Social Work, Psychology or other relevant counselling degree deemed appropriate by employer or completion of the ECAV pathway, with demonstrated cultural expertise.
  • Demonstrated high level understanding of the dynamics and effects of sexual assault and demonstrated experience in best practice model for working with young people and adults who have experienced sexual abuse/trauma.
  • Demonstrated experience in, or commitment to, working with Aboriginal individuals who have experienced sexual assault and/or other forms of interpersonal violence and their families.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide culturally responsive counselling services to individuals and their families.
  • Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills in combination with a demonstrated ability to work as part of a small therapeutic team.
  • Demonstrated commitment to specialist and cultural supervision and professional education and if relevant to application, experience providing clinical supervision and leading education and teaching to staff and/or students.
  • Maintain high quality counselling and case management records in line with policy guidelines and directives.
  • Valid unrestricted drivers licence for use in NSW/Australia and willingness to travel in the course of employment.
About Us

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

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

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