About Northern Sydney Local Health District
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.
What you’ll do
This role provides professional counselling services that demonstrate evidence-based strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and significant others affected by problematic substance use.The primary purpose is to provide evidence based assessment, information and treatment for clients who attend Drug & Alcohol centres.
The details
- Permanent full time position, 38 hours per week,with job share/part time roles considered
- Located in Hornsby, NSW
- Salary per week excluding super: Health professionals Level 1/2: $1,359.64 - $1,939.70; psychologist: $1,432.43 - $2,096.59
What you’ll bring
- Recognised qualifications suitable for a mental health professional, such as Psychologist or Counsellor, with current registration through the relevant Professional Board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, or eligibility for Membership for Social Workers with the AASW or other relevant qualifications
- Demonstrated experience and clinical knowledge in the assessment and treatment of people with drug and alcohol problems, and/or people with co-morbid substance use disorders and mental health problems using a range of modalities e.g., CBT, DBT, ACT
- Proven ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and experience in health promotion, quality projects and research
Next Steps
Interested? For more information, please contact Emily Moran on [email protected] or call +61 428 612 710.
Please click here to apply.
Applications close on 17 July 2024.