Allied Health Clinician

Casual position

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 us
Uspace is a State-wide Private Mental Health Service for young adults (16 to 30 years) who experience mood, anxiety or early psychotic disorders. We provide inpatient and outpatient services. The 20 single room inpatient facility consists of a multidisciplinary team of clinicians who together provide a comprehensive program to engage patients in their mental health care. Our day program services, offer groups that aim to develop participants’ knowledge and skills of mental health care. The goal is to support help-seeking practices as well as enabling young adults to reduce the degree of social isolation that often accompanies experiences of mental ill-health. In short, our service offers interventions to promote functional recovery. Uspace is integrated into the current health, support services and planning of St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney (SVPHS).


About the role
We are looking for clinicians who are highly motivated, who are willing to engage in the challenges & rewards of providing group therapy and who thrive in a multidisciplinary team environment. Interested clinicians must have the relevant qualifications and demonstrated clinical experience in working in mental health especially with young people. Interested clinicians must be fluent in third wave cognitive-behaviour therapy, especially Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Our service is a rapidly evolving one and we are keen to recruit clinicians interested in service development and evaluation.

Essential Criteria:

• Current registration in the relevant discipline with APHRA or AASW
• Minimum 5 years [full-time equivalent] clinical experience in mental health
• Experience in working with young people
• Ability to provide group based therapies
• Commitment to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in a mental health related field
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Willingness to work according to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of the Sisters of Charity Health Services.

Why work at St Vincent's?

• 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/Bupa
• 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 Private Hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A state-of-the art hospital in a beautiful inner-city location
• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches
• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus
• Groundbreaking technologies, including world-first robotic-assisted surgeries
• Highly specialized services in orthopaedics, heart and lung, head and neck, neurosurgery, urology, vascular surgery, upper GI/hepatobiliary surgery, ENT, colorectal surgery, gynaecology, neurology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, cancer services, and mental health

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Any questions please reach out to the Nurse Unit Manager via Marie.Brady@svha.org.au