What you'll be doing
The PACER Mental Health Clinician is based within respective Police Stations and will provide a highly mobile, recovery orientated clinical advice, consultancy and support to NSW Police assessing and care planning for mental health related cases in the community.
The PACER clinician will respond to mental health related incidents requested by an operational police unit and provide high quality community or telephone mental health assessment, intervention and undertakes triage, primary client assessment and advice on de-escalation strategies, mental health referral and transport options, management of complex mental health emergencies and crises at an advanced level in consultation with the Acute Care team and duty or on call consultant and other service providers as needed.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
1. Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience as per clinical discipline. Clinical Nurse Consultant or Senior Psychologist or Occupational Therapist with full AHPRA registration or Social Worker eligible for membership of AASW with demonstrated expertise in the area of Mental Health. Social Workers and Occupational Therapists will need minimum experience as a Level 2. Clinical Nurse Consultant requires minimum five years full time post graduate experience with 3 years full time equivalent in Mental Health. In addition must have an approved post graduate qualification (minimum Grad Diploma/Certificate level) or evidence of working towards Masters level qualification. Senior Psychologist with a four year degree in psychology, registered as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia and a minimum of one year at the 9th year of service on the Psychology salary scale.
2. Extensive experience in mental health care with current mental health, drug and alcohol clinical knowledge and clinical problem-solving ability with working knowledge of the NSW MH Act 2007 and all relevant policies and procedures.
3. A commitment to excellence in mental health practice including leading of practice improvement and practice change initiatives and continuing professional development with ability to meet all of the CNC Domains.
4. An ability to work across multiple teams and MDT’s to ensure the provision of support to clinicians across the mental health service and delivery of high quality care that is evidence based.
Applications Close: 1 March 2024