11 -14 Danila Dilba Health Service

Danila Dilba Health Service is going through a dynamic period of expansion, growth and review and currently has the following vacancy

We offer:

• Attractive salary with salary packaging benefits
• Six weeks annual leave
• Flexible hours
• Training and development

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER *$66,322 2 Positions – Full Time – Fixed Term These positions will work in partnership with Primary Health Care Teams to support individuals and families to build resilience using an approach that builds on community and cultural strengths.

SOCIAL WORKER*$101,200 1 Position – Full Time – Fixed Term This position is responsible for providing high quality mental health, AOD and social and emotional wellbeing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST *$107,666 1 Position – Full Time – Fixed Term This position is responsible for the provision of high quality mental health and social and emotional wellbeing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. These services may include clinical evidence based counselling, brief psychological interventions, case management, trauma informed practice and coordination of care/aftercare.

 

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people encouraged to apply.

Danila Dilba Health Service is an Aboriginal community controlled organisation that provides comprehensive, high-quality primary health care and community services to Biluru (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) people in Yilli Rreung (greater Darwin) region.

Details: www.daniladilba.org.au

 

URAPUNTJA HEALTH SERVICE ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

POSITION DESCRIPTION – PYSCHOLOGIST

Title                                     Psychologist

Responsible To                 Clinic Manager

Location                             Amengernternenh Community, Utopia and Ampilatwatja        Community

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Urapuntja Community is situated on the Sandover Highway some 280 km north east of Alice Springs. Urapuntja Community comprises 16 Outstation communities spread out over some 3230 square km of desert. There are some 900 people who are mainly Anmatyerre and Alyawarra speaking people. Distances to the outstations vary from 5 to 100 kms from the clinic.

Urapuntja Health Service developed from many years of negotiations by Aboriginal people to have their own health service. Urapuntja is a community controlled health service with a Board of Directors which is elected from and by the community at the Annual General Meeting held each year. The Directors meets regularly to discuss issues and make decisions relevant to the Organisation.

The Psychologist position has been funded by the NTPHN to provide services to the residents of both the Urapuntja and Ampilatwatja Health Service areas.

The Psychologist will work as a member of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing Team as well as the clinical team, to provide psychological services addressing the needs of all clients using the bio-psychosocial to community members who self- refer or are referred by a provider. At times the Psychologist will work under the supervision of the Clinic Manager. At other times the Psychologist will be required to work with limited assistance. The Psychologist will be required to travel by 4WD vehicle to provide clinical services to remote outstations in both the Urapuntja and Ampilatwatja Health Service Areas.

 

DUTIES OF THE POSITION

1. Create, develop and nurture culturally appropriate interactions within Primary Health Care (PHC) teams and with the community.
2. Develop a positive culture within integrated PHC teams through development of “core” behavioural health skills including cooperative interpersonal relationship building strategies.
3. Make appropriate referrals to other providers and seek resources to aid team members and community residents.
4. Perform assessment and provide brief treatment for a wide range of psychological and behavioural health needs using brief therapy.
5. Maintain currency of job knowledge and skills and assist PHC team members to self-care.
6. Utilises professional communication and conflict resolution skills with team members, various brief therapeutic modalities including group learning circles, individual, child, family, couples counselling, and family support services.
7. Direct Caseload that involves documentation and procedural adherence; includes Medicare billing as appropriate and provide identified social and emotional wellbeing services to clients.
8. Provide evidence-based culturally appropriate interventions (including assessment, therapy and case management) on individual, group and family levels.
9. Ensure the development of Mental Health Care Plans in collaboration with GP’s, for all eligible clients in the service, and facilitate the provision of co-ordinated clinical care and treatment for referred clients.
10. Follow defined service quality standards and relevant Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) policies and procedures to ensure high quality, safe services are being provided within a safe workplace.

Further

1. Contribute to opportunities to Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) processes, quality and service delivery outcomes
2. Participate in opportunistic and community screening activities
3. Work with other community health program staff and seek advice and assistance from a General Practitioner
4. Enter data accurately into the Communicare system
5. Collect specified data on all client contacts in accordance with Clinic and funding body requirements
6. Liaise with other staff within Urapuntja Health Service in regards to patient care, referrals and follow up as required
7. Assist other health staff requiring community, cultural and/or linguistic assistance with clients where culturally appropriate
8. To provide quality and professional service of care and work ethics at all times
9. Work within strict confidentiality guidelines, ensuring all client and organisational information is kept secure
10. Undertake any other duties at the request of the Clinic Manager which are considered relevant to the position and the level of classification

 

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential

• Recognised qualifications in Psychology with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration to practice as a Psychologist.
• Proven ability to be self-directed and self-motivated as well as working effectively as a member of a team.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current issues, standards and trends in the delivery of mental health and social and emotional well-being services to Aboriginal people.
• Demonstrated recent experience in the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation methods appropriate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people.
• Proven ability to be able to develop the behavioural health and working skills required by each employee working within a PHC team.
• Proficiency in and commitment to the use of electronic information systems for the maintenance of clinical and service delivery records.
• Hold a current Northern Territory (NT) manual driver’s licence or ability to obtain, ability and willingness to undertake travel by 4WD or light aircraft to remote communities, and capacity to reside in a remote community.

• A good level of health and fitness that matches the requirements of the role. Note: If so required by UHSAC at any time, you must undergo a satisfactory medical examination (including a pre-employment medical examination) for the purpose of determining whether you are able to perform the inherent requirements of your position. Any such medical examination will be at the employer’s cost, and copies of any medical report will be provided to you. You must advise UHSAC of any illness, injury, disease, or any other matter relating to your health or physical fitness which may prevent you from performing your duties, or which may affect your ability to work safely.

• Excellent communication skills, in particular the ability to communicate sensitively in a cross-cultural environment
• Current Drivers Licence
• Ochre Card (Working with Children Clearance)

 

Desirable

• • Masters in Clinical Psychology qualification.
  • Awareness of/sensitivity to Aboriginal culture and history
  • Experience in using a Patient Information and Recall System and in data collection and analysis including the ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database software to produce effective reports.
  • Previous experience working with primary health care teams.

• Experience working in the area of Indigenous Primary Health

 

• Highly developed cross cultural communication skills and willingness to take cultural advice from Aboriginal staff
• Previous experience working with remote Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal organisations and groups

 

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