Senior Domestic Violence Clinician
An exciting opportunity exists to join a dynamic domestic violence team. The NSLHD Domestic Violence Response Service aims to promote, support and facilitate the safety, empowerment, goals and recovery of people who have experienced domestic and family violence (DFV), their children and other non-offending family members.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker (Level 3)
Remuneration: $2,081.22 - $2,148.66 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ484107
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards
What you'll be doing
The Domestic Violence response clinician positions are responsible for the provision comprehensive risk assessment, adaptive safety planning, and specialist short term therapeutic and case management services to clients who have experienced recent domestic violence and their children ensuring supported referrals to appropriate legal, non-government/government services.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work and eligibility for membership to Australian Association of Social Workers. Evidence of extensive clinical experience with a minimum as a level 2 and a commitment to maintaining a professional skills and knowledge base.
- Demonstrated extensive clinical experience and understanding of domestic and family violence with advanced knowledge of safety planning and child protection issues using contemporary trauma informed practice and advanced clinical skills when working with individuals and families.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise independent professional judgement and advanced reasoning skills when required in solving problems and managing cases where principles, procedures, techniques and methods require expansion, adaptation or modification.
- Demonstrated high level of effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills including the ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences. Demonstrated ability to negotiate, advocate and interact constructively and collaboratively and in partnership with a diverse range of stakeholders throughout all organisational levels.
- Demonstrated high level understanding of the inter-related dynamics and effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, physical abuse and neglect and a commitment to integrated models for working with clients who have experienced trauma and abuse. Commitment to working within a team.
- Experience in initiating, leading and delivering quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving service delivery, including planning, development, implementation, evaluation and professional education and training.
- An unrestricted NSW Driver Licence, willingness to travel for work and to be on call for the service.
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For role related queries or questions contact Rachel Wolfe on Rachel.Wolfe@health.nsw.gov.au on 0407 783 767
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 6 May 2024
Tentative Interview Date: 15 May 2024
