Community CYMHS Clinician
The Hornsby CYMHS team are seeking a clinician with experience in providing triage assessment and brief intervention for children, young people and families experiencing serious mental health problems. The team enjoy working within a collaborative multidisciplinary setting in providing person centred and family focused care.
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ552391
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
Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital
What you'll be doing
The position is centred in the intake team who provides a range of triage for referrals, direct assessments for YP and families and in reach to the Hornsby Emergency Department. There are opportunities to provide brief interventions for young people and families.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing and registration with AHPRA or membership with AASW for Social Workers. Clinical Psychologists must have a minimum postgraduate Masters or higher in Clinical Psychology. For Social Work, experience as a Level 2 clinician. Occupational Therapist must have experience as a Level 2 clinician. Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 must have relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years' experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
- Experience and knowledge of assessment, crisis management and effective care planning with children and young people experiencing significant mental health difficulties .
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and capacity with excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to strengths based practice and recovery focused care as well as consumer and carer participation and consultation.
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For role related queries or questions contact Maria Pinn on maria.pinn@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy . 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 2025
