Cclhd - Mental Health Residential Aged Care Clinician - Older Person's Mental Health Service

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Health Clinician Level 4
**Remuneration**: Dependent on Qualifications
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**:REQ548400
**An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions.**

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of older adults experiencing mental health challenges? Join our team as a Mental Health Residential Aged Care Clinician and play a vital role in enhancing specialist mental health care within residential aged care facilities (RACFs).

As a Mental Health Residential Aged Care Clinician, you will provide expert mental health support to RACF residents, developing and implementing care management plans for those with high-risk or chronic conditions. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to assess, coordinate, and advise on complex mental health concerns, ensuring timely, safe transitions from inpatient care to RACFs. This role also focuses on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and fostering strong partnerships with community stakeholders to deliver comprehensive, consumer-focused care.

This position is graded for the following:

- Social Worker Level 4
- Senior Psychologist
- Clinical Psychologist
- Occupational Therapist Level 4
- Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

**About You**
- **Extensive Clinical Experience**:**You have a strong background in mental health assessment, treatment, and management, particularly with individuals aged 65 and over. Your expertise enables you to handle complex and high-risk mental health conditions.
- **Leadership and Collaboration**: You demonstrate clinical leadership and work well within a multidisciplinary team, supporting both colleagues and residents while fostering strong partnerships with external stakeholders.
- **Consumer-Focused Approach**:**You are dedicated to a recovery-oriented, person-centred care model, ensuring that residents' needs and goals are prioritised in care planning and delivery.
- **Effective Communication**:**You possess excellent communication skills, enabling you to clearly and respectfully engage with residents, families, and healthcare professionals, while also navigating clinical systems with ease.

**Where You'll be Working**

As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey. As an employer we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.

**What We Offer**
- Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast.
- Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions.
- Full Salary Packaging services are provided - which means you save more tax.
- Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing.
- Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership.
- Social Club.
- Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.

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**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

**_Please note that all NSW Health workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccinations as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. However, Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment._**

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**Applications Close: Suday 9 February 2025 at 11:59 pm