CCLHD - Mental Health Residential Aged Care Clinician - Older Person's Mental Health Service

Job Description

Employment Type: Permanent Full TimePosition Classification: Health Clinician Level 4Remuneration: Dependent on QualificationsHours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ548400An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions. Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of older adults experiencing mental health challenges? Join our team as a Mental Health Residential Aged Care Clinician and play a vital role in enhancing specialist mental health care within residential aged care facilities (RACFs). As a Mental Health Residential Aged Care Clinician, you will provide expert mental health support to RACF residents, developing and implementing care management plans for those with high-risk or chronic conditions. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to assess, coordinate, and advise on complex mental health concerns, ensuring timely, safe transitions from inpatient care to RACFs. This role also focuses on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and fostering strong partnerships with community stakeholders to deliver comprehensive, consumer-focused care. This position is graded for the following: Social Worker Level 4 Senior Psychologist Clinical Psychologist Occupational Therapist Level 4 Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 About You Extensive Clinical Experience: You have a strong background in mental health assessment, treatment, and management, particularly with individuals aged 65 and over. Your expertise enables you to handle complex and high-risk mental health conditions. Leadership and Collaboration: You demonstrate clinical leadership and work well within a multidisciplinary team, supporting both colleagues and residents while fostering strong partnerships with external stakeholders. Consumer-Focused Approach: You are dedicated to a recovery-oriented, person-centred care model, ensuring that residents' needs and goals are prioritised in care planning and delivery. Effective Communication: You possess excellent communication skills, enabling you to clearly and respectfully engage with residents, families, and healthcare professionals, while also navigating clinical systems with ease. Where You'll be Working As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey. As an employer, we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements, and professional development programs. What We Offer Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast. Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions. Full Salary Packaging services are provided - which means you save more tax. Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing. Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership. Social Club. Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program. Child Safe Standard Commitment Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes. The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast. Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit our Stepping Up initiative. The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. For more information, please visit: Stepping Up Please note that all NSW Health workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccinations as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. However, Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram . Connect with us on LinkedIn to stay up to date with career opportunities. Need more information? Click here for the Position Description Find out more about applying for this position For role related queries or questions contact Simon Hill on 4320 2952 or Applications Close: Sunday 9 February 2025 at 11:59 pm You are encouraged to complete applications on a week day where Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367. #J-18808-Ljbffr