Employment Type
: TemporaryFull Time until 13 June ****
Position Classification
: Health Clinician Lvl 3 including classifications of Art Therapist Lvl 3, Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 1, Clinical Psychologist, Music Therapist Lvl 3, Occupational Therapist Lvl 3, Play Therapist Lvl 3, Psychologist, Social Worker Lvl 3
Remuneration
: *************** full-time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week
: 38
Requisition ID
: REQ******
Location
: Randwick
Applications Close
: Midnight on 20 September ****
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
What you'll be doing
The SCHN SafeHaven Mental Health Clinician will provide high quality recovery orientated, trauma informed support in collaboration with Peer Suicide Prevention Workers to young people aged up to 18 years who use the SafeHaven. The SCHN SafeHaven is a suicide prevention service that provides a warm welcoming space for young people experiencing suicidal crisis where compassionate care is provided in a non-clinical environment. The SafeHaven aims to provide an alternative to attending an emergency department when distressed by suicidal crisis.
The SafeHaven Mental Health Clinician is the Senior on shift who provides clinical support and oversight for the Suicide Prevention Peer Workers delivering the service.



The Peer Workers provide specialist person centred and compassionate care to young people at risk of suicide and their families and connect young people to support services to address their underlying factors contributing to their distress.
Shift work, including weekends, and attendance at meetings, supervision and training is a requirement of the role.
The SafeHaven Mental Health Clinician will ensure co-design with people who have a lived experience of suicidal crisis is central to all aspects of the service and ensuring all activities are unpinned by Recovery Orientated Practices, Trauma Informed Care, Strengths based approaches and person centred care. The role has a particular emphasis on working collaboratively with consumers to access clinical services if required. Other activities may include safety, recovery and wellness planning, individual support, advocacy, collaborative identification of community support, follow up and support to access other services to address situational distress.
The position holder will be responsible for actively promoting the SafeHaven service and enhancing the partnerships and referral pathways with the key stakeholders to address situational distress.
Additional Benefits (where applicable)
Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)
Child Safe Standards
SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-protected environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people,



in line with NSW Health's commitment to the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Additional Information
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer
that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.
Permanent
NSW Health roles require Australian citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary visa holders may be considered where no suitable Australian citizen or permanent resident is identified.
Where required
, overseas qualifications must be formally assessed by the Department of Education or relevant authority for recognition in Australia.
An Eligibility List
may be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families. For application support, visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application, or contact the SCHN's Aboriginal Workforce Consultant at
NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.
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📌 Mental Health Clinician 3 - Safe Haven - Sch (New South Wales)
🏢 Southern NSW Local Health District
📍 New South Wales