CYMHS Consultation Liaison In Reach Clinician
A great opportunity for experienced mental health clinicians who are passionate about supporting young people and their families.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time and Part Time positions available
Position Classification: Dependent on qualification
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ530640
Salary per week:
Health Professionals Level 4: $2,252.73 - $2,307.33
Clinical Psychologist: $2,022.92 - $2,465.63
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1: $2,357.90 - $2,406.10
Who are we?
We are a health service who 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 every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so 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.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Hospital or Royal North Shore Hospital Child Youth Mental Health Service Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD)
What you'll be doing
The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) in reach team (CIRT) is a new, dedicated, multidisciplinary service providing specialist consultation and liaison for children and young people (0-17) experiencing mental health problems (including co-morbid substance use) and their parents/caregivers, admitted or presenting to Royal North Shore or Hornsby hospital paediatric wards, Psychiatric Emergency Care Centres (PECC), and other hospital settings as indicated.
The service will provide assessment, in-reach consultation-liaison, short term evidence-based interventions, collaborative care planning with children, young people, their parents/caregivers, and other systems of support as appropriate. The service will collaborate with CYMHS, drug and alcohol, and other services to facilitate early intervention, warm handover and engagement for ongoing community treatment as needed.
The service will also provide advice and professional development for medical, nursing, and allied health hospital staff to assist in building capacity in caring for children and young people experiencing mental health and co-morbid substance use difficulties.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience as per clinical discipline. Full AHPRA registration or a Social Worker eligible for membership of AASW. Allied Health Professionals will need minimum experience as a Level 2. Clinical Nurse Consultant requires minimum five years full time post graduate experience with 3 years full time equivalent experience in Mental Health. In addition, must have an approved post graduate qualification. Clinical Psychologist must hold a Masters degree or higher. Senior Clinical Psychologist must have completed no less than 12 months service at the 5th year of service as Clinical Psychologist.
- Experience and knowledge of assessment, formulation, crisis management and effective care planning with children and young people experiencing mental health problems (including co-morbid substance use).
- Demonstrated skills and ability to provide clinical consultancy, effective communication, partnership development and negotiation with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- 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 Lisa Townsend on lisa.townsend@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 (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: 12 November 2024
