Senior Rehab Clinician - St George MHS
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- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ588435 Requisition #
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Psychologist, Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $39.01 - $58.99 per hour, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ588435
Applications close date: 20 July 2025
Come Work With Us!
Are you an experienced and motivated senior mental health clinician who has a strong interest in community mental health and looking for a challenge? This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic service providing coordination of care to consumers with complex mental illnesses and rehab needs. As a senior clinician, you will be working closely with the clinical manager in providing leadership and mentorship within the team.
For more information we encourage you to contact Catherine Ryan on Catherine.Ryan2@health.nsw.gov.au
Interviews are expected to be held between 28 July 2025 and 1 August 2025.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
If you are an overseas qualified Social Worker, you are required to have your qualifications assessed by the AASW to meet the position criteria.
Where you'll be working
You will be working in the St George Adult Mental Health Service, Kirk Place Kogarah , in one of the care coordination teams.
Additional Information and Benefits
- An eligibility list may be created for future Permanent part time positions
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable (Nursing only).
Selection Criteria:
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work and eligible for membership with AASW. Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy or Psychology (with a minimum four-year degree with a major in Psychology and registration with the Psychologists Board of Australia) and registered with AHPRA . For Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2: registered with AHPRA with relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification.
- Extensive experience in mental health clinical and vocational rehabilitation with knowledge of best practice principles and models of practice; and ability to plan, implement and evaluate individual and group rehabilitation programs.
- Demonstrated commitment to consumer participation, and a strengths based and recovery focused approach in service provision.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Ability to provide in-depth advice, education and supervision to staff to enhance service excellence.
- Ability to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or complex nature.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement and service evaluation processes.
- Current class C NSW Drivers Licence.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Reasonable Adjustments
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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