Clinician

**Clinician**:
Central Coast, NSW, Australia Req #204

Wednesday, 26 February 2025


**About the Role**
- **Fixed term contract opportunity up until June 30**th** 2026**:

- **4 days per week (Mon-Fri); 60.8 hours per fortnight**:

- **Outreach work in aged care facilities within the Central Coast and WFH**

Join our "Continuing to be Me" (C2BMe) program, delivering mental health support to residents of aged care facilities across the Illawarra region. As a **Clinician**, you will independently provide comprehensive, evidence-based care, including clinical coordination, psychological, and psychosocial interventions. You'll lead both individual and group therapy, helping to improve the mental health and wellbeing of older adults.

**About you in the role**
- Provide therapeutic intervention to older individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues.
- Conduct assessments, including bio-psychosocial and risk assessments, and track outcomes.
- Facilitate group therapy, such as art and reminiscing therapy.
- Attend regular clinical review meetings, group supervision (monthly), and operational supervision (every 6 weeks).
- Work autonomously, managing your own schedule and caseload.

**About the Program**

C2BMe offers low
- and medium-intensity interventions, ensuring aged care residents with mental illness receive the same level of care available in the broader community. Our person-centred approach includes both group and individual therapies delivered by skilled allied health professionals.

**What you need to succeed**
- Qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Nursing (RN), or Counselling.
- Registration with relevant professional bodies (APA, PACFA, ACA or AASW)
- 1-2 years’ experience in mental health intervention.
- A valid driver’s license and own vehicle.
- Familiarity with electronic medical records.
- Ability to work autonomously and stay organised

**Even Better**
- Experience working in aged care facilities.
- Providing mental health support to older adults.

**Benefits & Culture**

At Uniting, we celebrate diversity and welcome all people, regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from diverse cultural backgrounds to apply. Our benefits include:

- Salary packaging entitlements (pay less tax) and company rewards.
- Ongoing training and development, including cultural awareness training.
- The opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of adults in your community.

You’ll work with a grateful and engaging client base, receive supervision and support from a multidisciplinary team, and have the opportunity to further develop your skills in a nurturing and collaborative environment.

**Applications close**:

- About Uniting: When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them. We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice._
- Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders - past, present, and emerging - and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work. Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people._
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**Other details**:

- Job family Counselling
- Job function Entry Level
- Pay type Hourly
- Required education Bachelor’s degree
- Job start date Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- Job end date Tuesday, 25 March 2025