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Applications Close: 27 July2024
Interview Information:Interviews to be held within 10 days of closing dateSouthern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here -We are Southern.What we offer• Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing• Corporate Health and Fitness program• 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income• Annual Leave LoadingWhere you'll be workingThere is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city, enviable lifestyles and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. Canberra or Sydney is just a shortdrive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of a big city. Connect easily and quickly with the world through the Canberra International Airport, or Sydney domestic and International Airport with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away.Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health DistrictWhat you'll be doing
Provides a complex person-centred expert clinical consultancy service for individuals, carers and other health careprofessionals with the Mental Health specialty to provide a people focused, evidenced based, quality clinicalconsultancy service in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team with a focus on harm minimisation.
Selection Criteria
- Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with at least 5 years full time equivalent postgraduate experience with at least 3 year's fulltime equivalent experience in the provision of Mental Health services and a breadth of knowledge and expertise in contemporary practices in Mental Health. In addition, tertiary nursing qualification in Mental Health or current enrolment or commitment to enrol in an approved postgraduate course with in the next 12 months is mandatory.
- Demonstrated advanced skills in mental health clinical assessments and management planning and care plans and working knowledge of NSW Mental Health Act 2007.
- Demonstrated skills and ability to conduct and apply scientific research and evidence-based practice to the workplace with the ability to critically, problem solve and link outcomes to the principles of continuous quality improvement in the Mental Health specialty field.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and computer skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Proven clinical leadership and clinical supervision capabilities with the ability to provide consultant advice, education and support to individuals, their families, MH clinicians and other health professionals.
- Proven ability to develop, implement, present and evaluate education, clinical procedures and policies to multidisciplinary teams.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directivePD2024_015All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please seewww.immi.gov.au
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support them. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability, and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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