• Permanent Full Time; 38 hours per week, Permanent Part Time; Minimum 24 hours per week
• Registered Nurse
• $35.32 - $49.60 per hour + annual leave loading + 11.5% Superannuation
• Location: Croydon Health Centre
• Requisition ID: REQ525030

In Sydney Local Health District our vision is Excellence in health and healthcare for all. You will be working in an innovative district that celebrates and invests in the ideas of staff, values people and offers life-long careers. Join the team at one of the leading public health organisations in Australia!

Community Mental Health Services provide a range of services designed to help support the recovery and help consumer stay well in the community. The team provide specialist services for young people, children and families, adults, and older people. Community mental health services include a specialist Aboriginal Mental Health Team, bilingual mental health workers and Peer Support Workers. Our main sites are at Canterbury, Croydon, Camperdown, Marrickville, and Redfern Community Health Services. The role will be based at Croydon.      

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Community Mental Health/Core Team model of care states:

The “Community Mental Health Team” (Core Team) is the mainstay of the community mental health system. Core Teams and provide a range of clinical services including intake, assessment, consultation, treatment ,and care coordination. Care coordination is the main component of this model of care and includes extended care coordination, targeted packages of care, and short term care coordination.

Consumers under the care of Core Teams will either have:

1. Short term interventions and may be discharged or referred back to their GPs or other treatment providers after a period of weeks or months.
2. A period of treatment as recommended by evidence based practices.
3. Ongoing care and monitoring for prolonged periods.

The Mental Health Nurse will practice in keeping with the standardised Sydney LHD position description for the profession in addition to this position description.    

For more information, please view the attached Position Description.

THE REQUIREMENTS

THE BENEFITS

• Allocated Day Off each month (Full Time roles only), paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading.
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus
• Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
• Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
• Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefit

WORKING FOR SLHD

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/. 

To further connect with us, check us out on LinkedIn.

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

For enquiries, please contact Rachel Freeman on 0429 566 836 or via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Community Mental Health Clinician (Registered Nurse) - Croydon enquiry via EthicalJobs.