Find purpose and passion in your career with Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.
$39.01 - $58.98 per hour + 11.5% super & salary packaging | Permanent Part Time 24 hours per week | Shellharbour Hospital (SHH) | REQ568794 | Grade: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Psychologist, Social Worker Level 3 | Applications close: 8 May 2025
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Pathways to Community Living Initiative (PCLI) is a coordinated state-wide approach to supporting people with enduring and serious mental illness who have been in hospital for more than twelve months and/or are likely to experience difficulty with discharge solutions, to re-establish their lives in the community.
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to building a professional workforce that supports consumers with a severe and persistent mental illness on their recovery journey. The role of the Senior Clinician is to provide district-level evidence-based care that supports safe transitions of consumers into care in a community setting (or appropriate inpatient setting) based on the individual consumer’s strengths, needs, and wishes. These services are to be least restrictive, collaborative, nominated carers and family responsive and inclusive, rehabilitative, encourages self-advocacy, facilitates empowerment and capacity for optimal independent function.
A primary goal of this position is to work collaboratively with existing inpatient and community teams, consumers, carers, and other key stakeholders in the coordination of day-to-day work practices for teams working with PCLI consumers, by supporting the assessment and progression of safe transitions of consumers into care in a community setting while promoting effective participation in mental health treatment, support, and recovery.
This role will carry a clinical caseload, championing practice improvement through mentorship and supervision, to ensure the delivery of evidence-based, strengths-focused, recovery-oriented assessment and treatment.
For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.
A Little About Us.
Shellharbour Hospital, located on Dharawal Country, is a busy acute care facility offering emergency services, elective surgical services, general medicine, antenatal and primary family health care, satellite renal dialysis, and adolescent and adult mental health services on site. It is accredited by the Australian Council on Health Care Standards (ACHS) and recognized for providing high-standard care to the community.
Located on the beautiful South Coast of NSW, Shellharbour is known for its spectacular coastal scenery and is only about 1.5 hours' drive from Sydney.
Benefits Of Working With ISLHD.
We understand balancing career aspirations with daily demands and maintaining work-life balance can be challenging. To assist, we offer benefits including:
* Allocated Days Off (ADO) – once a month paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
* Salary packaging – less tax and more take-home pay
* Novated leasing – lease a car and pay all running costs out of pre-tax salary (eligible full-time employees)
* Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership for you and your family (eligible employees)
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free confidential support for staff and families
* Discounted health insurance options through various providers
* Career progression, professional development, and secondment opportunities
Requirements
Apply now by reading the Position Description, then submitting a resume and answering the selection criteria via our online portal. Essential requirements include:
* Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.
* Working With Children Check (WWCC)
* Current AHPRA Registration or Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
* Registered Nurses must hold relevant post-registration qualification and at least 3 years’ clinical experience in their post-graduate area or equivalent experience.
* Valid NSW Driver’s Licence
ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and committed to an inclusive environment for all employees.
ISLHD fosters a child-safe environment aligned with NSW Health’s Child Safe Standards, prioritizing safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Need more information or help applying?
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