Aboriginal Custodial Mental Health Clinician

**Employment Type**: Various - Full time and Part time options

**Position Classification**: Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2; Counsellor Level 2; Psychologist; Occupational Therapist Level 3; Social Worker Level 3; Registered Nurse (RN 2-8);
**Remuneration**: dependent on classification / qualification
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**Hours Per Week**: up to 38

**Requisition ID**: REQ449042

**Position Title**:Aboriginal Custodial Mental Health Clinician - FT and PT (job share) options**

**Just the place** to grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most

Justice Health NSW is a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career.

**The Role**

Must be a person of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent
- an applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 NSW.

The **Aboriginal Custodial Mental Health Clinician** will provide a high standard of care in the assessment, care and management of patients with a lived experience of mental health issues, as well as discharge planning and transfer of care whilst in custody. Social and emotional wellbeing is widely understood to be the foundation for Aboriginal people’s physical, mental and spiritual wellness. Social and emotional wellbeing is a holistic concept that recognises the importance of connection to country, culture, spirituality, ancestry, family and community, and how these affect the individual. This holistic view incorporates the mental health and physical, social, emotional, and cultural wellbeing of individuals and communities and how they each intertwine. This position will be based at Correctional Centre whilst having a state-wide role, this state-wide role could be completed face-to-face or via telehealth.

The position holder will work within the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (Justice Health NSW) and Ministry of Health policies, procedures and guidelines as well as Corrective Services NSW and Juvenile Justice NSW rules and regulations as set out in the relevant legislation.

**Registered Nurse -***
- Current unrestricted authority to practice as a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Three years full-time experience working in mental health and post-graduate qualification in mental health

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**Allied Health Professionals** -Occupational Therapist Level 3, Social Worker Level 3
- Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia; or tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work

**Psychologist -**
- Tertiary qualification in Psychology and full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia

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**Counsellor (including Djirruwang Program)**
- Must hold as a minimum a bachelor degree in counselling or a related field, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.

Willingness to travel and hold a valid NSW Drivers Licence.

**Our location, team, and service**

Custodial Mental Health (CMH) is a specialist mental health service within Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (the Network) that provides a range of mental health services to adults in NSW correctional centres.

Custodial Mental Health is a specialist mental health team, which has mental health nurses (MHNs), nurse practitioners (NPs), Aboriginal Mental Health Clinicians, psychiatrists, career medical officers (CMOs), and psychiatry registrars who are supported by administrative and managerial staff. CMH clinicians work alongside staff from other Network clinical streams and CSNSW staff, including Psychology, Offender Services and Programs, and Custodial Operations staff in the provision of mental health services. Mental health services begin at the point of reception and continue through to release from custody or transfer to another correctional centre.

**Salary & Benefits**

Your salary (dependent on classification and qualification) plus super and leave loading is just the beginning.

You’ll have access to:

- Additional allowances and salary packaging options.
- Fitness Passport (if eligible).
- Genuine career progression and skill-set development.
- Support from an enthusiastic and invested team of managers and colleagues.

**Diversity & Inclusivity**

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We employ all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

**Ready to Apply?**

The first step is to submit your resume and answers to the following selection criteria:
1. Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia