Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.

Job details

We're excited to welcome a Social Worker Advanced – Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Mental Health Coordinator to our Recovery and Partnerships team.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

This role provides advanced clinical knowledge and skills to deliver specialised contemporary evidence-based Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Mental Health and Specialised Services (MHSS) consultation and leadership to MHSS. This role is responsible for the embedding of DFV Capability Framework in Sunshine Coast Health MHSS in partnership with Sunshine Coast DFV Specialist Health Workforce (SHW) to ensure the education and upskilling of all mental health staff.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Apply advanced specialised knowledge and risk assessment skills in providing consultation to teams focusing on upskilling clinicians to assess, formulate, and respond to MHSS consumers experiencing or using domestic and family violence ensuring culturally appropriate and consumer focused outcomes.
• Enhance current MHSS risk assessments by identifying, establishing and developing processes and practices that support high quality responses to people experiencing and using DFV, reducing risks of DFV related harms, suicide and homicide working in collaboration with Sunshine Coast DFV Specialist Health workforce.
• Representing MHSS as part of a High Risk DFV integrated systems response on the Sunshine Coast in collaboration with the SCHHS DFV Unit.

Remuneration value up to $172,615 p.a., comprising salary between $144,991 -  $151,289 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HP5). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:

https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• SC677669-RD (PDF)
  
  Applicant Information (PDF)