Aboriginal Senior Clinician Identified Role

Job Description:

• Role title: Aboriginal Senior Clinician

• Role type: Permanent full time

• Role grade: Counsellor (Level 3) / Social Worker (Level 3) / Psychologist (Year 1-9)

• Department and location: Community Outpatients Service Drug and Alcohol Service St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst

• Salary: $112396 - $116038 super

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operatepublic and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.

About the role

Provide and actively contribute to improving culturally sensitive alcohol and other drug counselling treatment and care coordination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

• Work as a Counsellor primarily in the Stimulant Treatment Program & Gorman Unit withdrawal service

• Conduct a range of clinical interventions including psychosocial assessments brief interventions and ongoing therapeutic counselling and case management

• Ensure the provision of appropriate high-quality treatment including developing client-centred care plans and collecting outcome measures

• Build and maintain effective relationships with Aboriginal community organisations and the St Vincents Aboriginal healthcare community and workforce

About you

• A compassionate and skilled Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Allied Health professional

• Genuinely commitment to making a positive difference

• Counselling Social Work Psychology qualifications and/or relevant experience in Drug and Alcohol and/or similar

Why work at St Vincents

• Heres a snapshot of what its like working in the mental health space at St Vincents Time hours dont fit with your lifestyle and other commitments We understand that to get the best talent we need to be flexible - apply and lets have a yarn about what matters to you

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincents hospital Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes galleries and theatres parks nightlife and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation bone marrow transplantation cardiology cancer care AIDS/HIV respiratory medicine mental health homeless health drug & alcohol services and correctional health

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

Identified role

As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body mind spirit and community.

This role is only available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 18 January 2025. We will be progressing applications as they are received and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how experience and passions as they relate to the requirements of the role advertised.

Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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