Aboriginal Senior Clinician - Identified Role
St Vincent’s Health AustraliaJob 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 Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst
Salary: $112,396 - $116,038 + super
Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public 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 Vincent's 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 Vincent’s?
Here's a snapshot of what it's like working in the mental health space at St Vincent's http://youtube.com/shorts/_VT58tsURr8?si=H5FRVNMT-vpNC0uw
Full Time hours don’t fit with your lifestyle and other commitments? We understand that to get the best talent we need to be flexible - apply and let's 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 Vincent’s 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 Vincent's 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.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan