• Job Description

  Req#: 251758
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Ryde Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) provides a comprehensive range of assessments and interventions to children, young people and their families. This position is an opportunity to be a part of a team that is passionate and driven while simultaneously being provided with opportunities for skill building, attendance at training and the provision of high-level supervision. The position is full of variety and challenges while working within a supportive working environment.
  Employment Type : Temporary Part Time until 25 May 2025 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
  Position Classification : Health Clinician Level 3
  Remuneration : Dependent on Qualification
  Hours Per Week : 24
  Requisition ID : REQ491052
  Salary:
  Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2): $2,107.10 - $2,176.30
  Clinical Psychologist: $2,022.92 - $2,465.63
  Allied Health Professional (Level 3): $2,081.22 - $2,148.66
  Who we are: We are a health service that 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 everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that 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.
  Where you'll be working
  
  Ryde Hospital
  Ryde Hospital is having an incredible $479 million complete hospital redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community.
  The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment will result in new health facilities and enhanced services including emergency, ICU/critical care, inpatient units, outpatient/ambulatory care services and much more.
  Construction commenced in early 2023, and will provide you with a wonderful and exciting opportunity to be part of the Ryde team to change the future health services for the Ryde Community completely.
  
  What you'll be doing
  The Lower North Shore (LNS) CYMHS Clinician is required to manage a complex caseload with presentations from 0-17year old from a variety of psycho-social backgrounds. The evidenced based treatment modalities provided include client centred psychotherapies and family focused therapies such as Attachment Based Family Therapy, CBT and DBT. There is a requirement to conduct extensive networking with services such as the education department and local school, GP and other private and government services. The multi-disciplinary team approach provides a supportive environment with the increase in demand and acuity of presentations.
  People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
  Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
  1. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrate these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
  2. Relevant tertiary qualifications in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing and registration with AHPRA or eligibility for membership with AASW for Social Workers. Clinical Psychologists must have a minimum postgraduate Masters or higher in Clinical Psychology. For Social Work, experience as a Level 2 clinician. Occupational Therapist must have experience as a Level 2 clinician. Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 must have relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years' experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
  3. Demonstrated capacity for multi-disciplinary including peer work
  4. Demonstrated experience, knowledge and skills working systemically with young children and adolescents with mental health problem, their families and their systems of care and support, including individual, group and parent focussed clinical services.
  Need more information?
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  For role related queries or questions contact Jeanine Smith on Jeanine.Smith@health.nsw.gov.au or 0437 075 173.
  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: 4 June 2024
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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