Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dependent upon qualifications and experience
Remuneration: Dependent upon qualifications and experience
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ168863 Vaccination Category: A Closing Date: 21 June 2020

Your chance to innovate. A rewarding and challenging role awaits you. Where you will be working Known for our innovative consumer focused models of care which are designed for the rural and regional population we serve, our Mental Health teams provide critical services within acute, sub-acute and community settings throughout the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to work within talented multidisciplinary environments, have excellent support with ongoing development and access to key technologies connecting you with colleagues and consumers based throughout the District. Our multidisciplinary teams provide career paths for both nursing and allied health staff, new graduates and established professionals. We are committed to providing safe, effective, quality care through listening to consumers and continually exploring ways to do it better. Learn more about the benefits and lifestyle of Deniliquin What you will be doing The focus is on young people with complex or high needs who may be difficult to engage in effective treatment and support. The aim is to guide the future management of these young people in primary health settings, provide evidence based interventions or to facilitate referral to specialist settings where required. These young people may be exhibiting behaviour which is indicative of a developing mental health problem, i.e. prodromal symptoms that may be recognised by parents, teachers or other service providers, e.g. Drug and Alcohol services.
Identified outcomes are:

Successful therapeutic engagement with young people experiencing or at risk of developing severe mental illness, who may be considered very hard to engage
better experience of care through integrated and coordinated service models (with a particular focus on headspace centres, child and adolescent mental health services, hospitals and schools)
avoidance of unnecessary hospitalisations through timely access to appropriate and targeted clinical care
active use of a multiagency care plan for young people with, or at risk of, severe and complex mental illness, to help link providers across multiple services involved in a young person’s care
improved support for families and carers of young people experiencing severe mental illness

Priority populations will include young people who identify and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, young people experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage, young people at risk of withdrawing from education or employment, young people who have experienced trauma, and young people who are at risk of hospitalisation Please refer to the Position Description for the essential requirements and full selection criteria. Your application must include a current resume and address all selection criteria. Additional Information

Upon appointment the Successful Applicant will be remunerated depending upon their qualifications and as per the relevant NSW Health Awards
If you are applying for a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2018_009. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.
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 visa information, please see www.immi.gov.au
This is a child-related position. You will be required to obtain a NSW Children’s Guardian Working With Children Check (WWCC) which can be found by clicking on the below link: www.newcheck.kids.nsw.gov.au

Find out more about applying for this position. For role related queries or questions contact Nigel Smith on Nigel.Smith1@health.nsw.gov.au. MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

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