Cclhd - Care Navigator - Medicare Mental Health Kids Hub

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time - Contract End Date - 30 June 2026
**Position Classification**: Health Clinician Level 3
**Remuneration**: Depending upon qualifications
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Location**: Tuggerah
**Requisition ID**: REQ600264
**Applications Close**:Sunday 07 September at 11:59 pm 2025

**Are you ready to be part of a groundbreaking service that takes a holistic approach to children’s mental health and well-being?**

At Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), our vision is Trusted Care. Better health for everyone. We are unwavering in providing our community with the care they trust and that matters most to them and where all people can enjoy fulfilling lives.

The Medicare Mental Health Kids Hub provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for children under 12 who require secondary mental health and wellbeing support. These hubs aim to improve early intervention outcomes by identifying and addressing mental health challenges in children at an early stage. Offering a stepped approach to care, the hubs provide tailored support, treatment, and intervention based on evidence and validated assessment tools. The team, consisting of medical professionals, allied health staff, psychologists, and early childhood development experts, works collaboratively to deliver bio-psycho-socio-cultural assessments and interventions that complement and enhance existing services for children and their families.

**This role is graded for the following**:

- Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Grade 2
- Dietitian Level 3
- Occupational Therapist Level 3
- Physiotherapist Level 3
- Social Worker Level 3
- Speech Pathologist Level 3
- Clinical Psychologist
- Counsellor Level 3
- Senior Psychologist

**For more information about this role, please view the** Position Description

**About You**
- ** Champion for Care Planning**: Lead inter and multidisciplinary care planning, acting as an information conduit within CCLHD and with external partners.
- ** Systems Improvement**: Enhance knowledge, skills, and confidence in working with neurodiversity and mental illness, and understanding NDIS and Early Childhood Early Interventions (ECEI) processes via multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.
- ** Key Contact for CAMHS**: Collaborate with families to create and implement care plans, complete referrals, and liaise with schools and agencies.
- ** Development of Systems and Tools**: Assist in developing systems, processes, and tools for consistent engagement, referral, and transition, including managing an allied health service map.
- ** MDT Facilitation**: Coordinate MDT meetings, collate client information, and align goals between families and MDT.
- ** Project Work**: Develop information tools, consult on collaborative information portals, and create individualized referral pathways for neurodiverse individuals.
- ** Consultation-Liaison Role**: Provide support and information on best practices and appropriate services for neurodevelopmental and mental health needs.

**Benefits**
- ** Work-Life Balance**: Enjoy 17.5% annual leave loading, and paid parental leave.
- ** Financial Benefits**: Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging, save on car costs with novated leasing, and access relocation assistance.
- ** Health & Wellbeing**: Stay active with discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport), free flu vaccinations, telehealth support, and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling for you and your family. Plus, access discounted private health insurance.
- ** Career Growth**: Advance your career with free professional development courses and secondment opportunities.

**Need More Information?**
**For role-related queries, please contact**

Catherine Merillo

Phone: 02 4304 7878

**Working for Central Coast Local Health District - NSW Health**
- Central Coast Local Health District is committed to implementing the _Child Safe Standards._
- Central Coast Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._

**Vaccination Requirements**

All NSW Health workers are required to comply with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive (PD2024_015). This includes:
**Category A positions**: Mandatory evidence of protection against specified infectious diseases, including annual influenza vaccination and tuberculosis assessment.
**Category B positions**: Vaccination is recommended but not mandatory.

Applicants must provide appropriate evidence of compliance prior to commencement. For detailed information, please refer to the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Policy.

NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However, COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.

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