Nslhd Cymhs Children of Parents with Mental Illness

NSLHD-CYMHS Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI) Clinician, will be working directly with families affected by mental health issues to assess their needs and the needs of children in relation to minimising the impact of parents/family mental illness on children.

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Dependent on qualification
**Hours Per Week**: 24
**Requisition ID**: REQ553751

**Salary per hour**:
Clinical Psychologist: $55.10 - $67.16

Allied Health Professional (Level 3): $56.69 - $58.52

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2): $57.11 - $58.99

**Who we are** : We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
- NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism._

**Where you'll be working**
Level 1, Building 52, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Child & Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS)

**What you'll be doing**

The COPMI clinician role aims to develop sustainable networks between the adult Mental Health Services (MHS), Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS) and other services/agencies in the provision of support to families and children affected by parental or other familial mental health difficulties. The role may also offer direct clinical service such as assessment, brief intervention and referral for these families.
The role will:
Enhance consumer and family care through developing systems for improved communication between CYMHS, adult MHS and other service providers.
Develop coordinated systems of care to improve outcomes for children and parents who are consumers of adult MHS or CYMHS.
Provide staff in adult MHS and CYMHS with support in meeting their obligations in relation to child at risk legislation, policy directives and procedures in relation to COPMI families.
Offer targeted collaborative clinical assessment and intervention in conjunction with CYMHS and/or adult MHS.

**_ People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply._**
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing with current full registration with APRHA (or for Social Work membership of relevant professional body). Clinical Psychologists need to hold master’s degree or higher in Clinical Psychology. Clinical Nurse Specialists must have relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years' experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience. Social Workers and Occupational Therapists require relevant clinical experience with minimum at Level 2.
- Demonstrated clinical experience in adult mental health and/or child and youth mental health.
- Demonstrated understanding of the issues for children and adolescents living in families affected by mental illness and family sensitive practice and partnerships for COPMI.
- Current NSW drivers licence.

Need more information?
- NSW Health is committed to implementing the _Child Safe Standards_._

**Applications Close: 25 February 2025