Mental Health Clinician, Bushfire and Disasters Recovery - NNSWLHD

1. 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 community mental health and post, graduate qualifications in mental health nursing or area relevant to the clinical specialty, or Senior Allied Health Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Senior Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist registered with or eligible for registration with APHRA or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
2. 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 and disasters.
3. Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to work autonomously with a broad scope, and to manage a demanding workload with competing priorities.
4. Demonstrated ability to foster interagency collaboration to support coordinated and integrated mental health services within a stepped care model.
5. Demonstrated leadership in clinical service planning and an ability to work within an interagency framework to contribute to service development, including developing innovative responses to unique needs.
6. 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.
7. Valid unrestricted drivers licence for use in NSW/Australia and willingness to travel in the course of employment.

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Applications Close: 7th June, 2020