Disaster Response and Recovery Clinician - Bega, Eurobodalla or Cooma - Incentives Offered
Selection Criteria
- Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with a minimum of 5 years' full time equivalent, post registration experience and at least 3 years' full time equivalent experience in the mental health field and post graduate qualifications in mental health nursing or area relevant to the clinical specialty, or Senior Allied Health Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Senior Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist registered with or eligible for registration with APHRA or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers with a minimum of 5 years' full time equivalent, post graduate experience and at least 3 years' full time equivalent experience in the mental health field.
- Demonstrated expertise and advanced practice skills with the ability to provide an expert consultancy and clinical service for people experiencing mental health problems as a result of bushfires or disaster.
- Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to work autonomously with a broad scope, and to manage a demanding workload with competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and interagency collaboration to support coordinated and integrated mental health services within a stepped care model.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical service planning and ability to work within an interagency framework to contribute to service development, including developing innovative responses to unique needs.
- Demonstrated advanced communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums including effective negotiation skills with a range of stakeholders and proven application of practice development frameworks to improve clinical practice.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager below should you require assistance.
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For role related queries or questions contact Gemma Issaakidis on Gemma.Issaakidis@health.nsw.gov.au or phone: 02 4474 1561.
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