Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) Coordinator

NSW Health; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Allocated day off

Learning and development

Fitness Passport

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) Coordinator for the Far West Local Health District in Broken Hill. The role focuses on raising awareness of mental health needs arising from rural adversity and developing pathways to care for communities and individuals in remote NSW.

Responsibilities include information dissemination, education for rural agencies, improving referral processes, and collaboration with mental health teams and networks.

Responsibilities

• Raise awareness of, and help address, the short and long term mental health needs of people in Far West Local Health District resulting from or preparing for rural adversity.
• Identify communities and individuals who live in rural and remote NSW experiencing or at risk of developing signs and symptoms of mental illness or distress and develop pathways to care so that they, and their families and carers, can be connected with services and programs.
• Provide information about mental illness and services and programs to the whole community and to targeted individuals to facilitate recognition of when an individual may need extra support for their mental health.
• Provide education services to targeted rural agencies and services that have contact with people experiencing adversity and build their capacity to respond and refer to appropriate services.
• Work in partnership with the mental health teams, clinicians and their respective communities to improve mental health referral processes. This will include strategies to improve the mental health literacy and referral/response capacity of people working in rural areas, and promote a system of care that is closely integrated, linking industry and other health sectors.The RAMHP Coordinator may be required to attend clinical team meetings from time to time.
• The RAMHP Coordinator will be connected to interagencies and other networks as required.
• Work with and support the mental health and family and carer teams to ensure that patients, families and carers are provided with the information they need to look after their own mental health.

Job description

Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) Coordinator

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration:$118,821 - $140,201 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ699021
Location:Broken HillNSW

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

• The position of the RAMHP Coordinator is to raise awareness of, and help address, the short and long term mental health needs of people in Far West Local Health District resulting from or preparing for rural adversity.
• The primary aim of the RAMHP Coordinator is to identify communities and individuals who live in rural and remote NSW experiencing or at risk of developing signs and symptoms of mental illness or distress and develop pathways to care so that they, and their families and carers, can be connected with services and programs.
• Provide information about mental illness and services and programs to the whole community and to targeted individuals to facilitate recognition of when an individual may need extra support for their mental health.
• Provide education services to targeted rural agencies and services that have contact with people experiencing adversity and build their capacity to respond and refer to appropriate services.
• Work in partnership with the mental health teams, clinicians and their respective communities to improve mental health referral processes. This will include strategies to improve the mental health literacy and referral/response capacity of people working in rural areas, and promote a system of care that is closely integrated, linking industry and other health sectors.The RAMHP Coordinator may be required to attend clinical team meetings from time to time.
• The RAMHP Coordinator will be connected to interagencies and other networks as required.
• Work with and support the mental health and family and carer teams to ensure that patients, families and carers are provided with the information they need to look after their own mental health.

What is on Offer

• 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
• Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
• Novated leasing
• Paid allocated day off (ADO) every month
• Learning and Development support with access to further education & training
• Fitness Passport
• A comfortable and affordable lifestyle with some of the best food, wine and scenery at your doorstep

About the Far West LHD

TheFar West Local Health Districtis one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia. In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.