Overview
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Employment Type : Permanent Part Time
Location : Katoomba Community Health Centre
Remuneration : $56.68 - $58.52 per hour
Requisition ID : REQ
Application Close : 29/09/2025
NBMLHD is a diverse and inclusive employer. This role involves delivering acute clinical social work services within a multidisciplinary team, providing crisis intervention, psychosocial assessments, therapeutic counselling, and advocacy to support patients and families through complex care pathways.
About NBMLHD
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) provides a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains and Lithgow regions. NBMLHD Community Mental Health offers services for children, young people, families and older people through community-based services and health centres. The organisation emphasises collaborative, patient-centred care within an environment tailored to individual needs.
What you will bring to the role
- Minimum a bachelor’s degree in social work which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.
- Demonstrated experience working in an acute community setting and extensive knowledge of relevant psychosocial issues, including the impact on individuals and families of sudden unplanned acute mental health issues.
- Proven experience in crisis intervention, supportive carer and individual counselling.
- Proven ability to apply sound professional knowledge and clinical judgement when performing novel, complex or critical tasks.
- Demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to make clinical decisions within a short timeframe.
- Ability to work as a member of a team; basic computer skills; time management; excellent oral and written communication skills.
Responsibilities (key duties)
- Provide crisis intervention, psychosocial assessments, therapeutic counselling and advocacy for clients and their families.
- Coordinate community care plans and post-discharge support in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Utilise professional judgement to inform clinical decisions in complex and high-stakes contexts.
Benefits
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Education opportunities through Education Training Service (over 110 courses each year)
- Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
Additional Information
- NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications are encouraged from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people with disability; those from CALD backgrounds; LGBTQI+ individuals; people with lived experience of mental health concerns; and mature-age applicants.
- Child Protected Standards are in place. For more information, please refer to NBMLHD’s Child Safe Standards.
- For assistance applying through the NSW Health Career Portal, please follow the provided instructions.
- Role related queries: contact Rachael Mulley at
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📌 Senior Social Worker
🏢 Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD)
📍 Katoomba