CCLHD Head to Health Kids Hub Care Navigator

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.

We are very excited to the be the first District in NSW to open our doors wide to welcome a new health service Head to Health Kids Hub.

The Head to 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
• Senior Psychologist
• Counsellor Level 3
  

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.
  

What We Offer 

• Professional Growth: We are committed to your professional development and offer numerous opportunities for health professionals to enhance their skills and advance their careers 
• Supportive Leadership and Project Team: Join a dedicated team of healthcare professionals in a multidisciplinary environment, all working together to achieve a successful and well-developed service. 
• Impactful Work: Be part of a team that makes a real difference in the community, enriching health and well-being in countless ways every day. 
• Additional Days Off:  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: which means you save more tax. 
  • Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing. 
  • You can even salary sacrifice relocation costs if you choose to move to the Central Coast 
• Discounted Fitness Passport: to balance your wellbeing.  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to Wellbeing programs and support for you and your family.
  

Child Safe Standard Commitment 

Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes.  The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast.  Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility. 

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.   

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit our Stepping Up initiative.  

The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.      

For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx 

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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