Aboriginal Mental Health Clinician, Team 2

**Aboriginal Mental Health Clinician, Team 2, Community Mental Health - Sutherland Mental Health Service**

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time

**Position Classification**: Aboriginal Health Worker, Occupational Therapist Level 1/2, Psychologist, Registered Nurse, Social Worker Level 1/2

**Remuneration**: $56,896 - $105,895 per annum

**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: REQ413562

**See What We Have To Offer**
- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes, but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds._
- This is a Targeted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Position. Only applicants of aboriginal or torres strait islander descent are eligible to apply. This is claimed under the Government Sector Employment Rule 26._

Are you a Mental Health Clinician with experience providing support to Aboriginal people and communities? We would love you to come and join our team and provide care and support to our Aboriginal mental health consumers.

This role includes providing:

- Assertive outreach to engage and support consumers
- Assessment and planning specialist clinical interventions, including support during crises through to recovery planning
- Assistance and consultation to SESLHD staff to facilitate the provision of high quality and culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal patients and their families
- Collaborative work within a multidisciplinary team and with community-based organisations
- Coordinating ongoing treatment for consumers of the team

**What you'll be doing**

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is
**'exceptional care, healthier lives'.** SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
South East Sydney Mental Health Service is committed to 'Closing the Gap' and improving the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are committed to the development of culturally safe partnerships with local Aboriginal communities, organisations, Community Controlled Health Service and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff of South East Sydney Local Health District. We commit to the provision of culturally safe and respectful services and a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people accessing our services, their families and community and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working within our service.
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Mental Health Services (SESLHDMHS) are leading the way in the development and delivery of evidence based, collaborative and innovative mental health service provision. SESLHDMHS provides comprehensive mental health services within a variety of settings and facilities across the lifespan.
To provide responsive and culturally appropriate mental health care to Aboriginal communities residing within the Sutherland geographical area.
As a member of a multidisciplinary mental health team, the position will provide short term and extended care coordination, mental health consultations, health promotion, consultations liaison role, assist with community development and cultural awareness programs.
The role will provide support to the Sutherland Mental Health Service as required to assist Aboriginal consumers within the service. This will include providing assistance to Aboriginal consumers as requested by the mental health inpatient unit, acute mental health services and community based mental health services. The role will be based across Sutherland Hospital and a local community organisation.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing._
- 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). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) 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._