Indigenous Drug and Alcohol and Mental Health Positions

EXPRESSION of INTERESTS

       NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (NPA)

       INDIGENOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (IECD) ELEMENT 2

       MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS

       DRUG and ALCOHOL CLINICIANS

 

 

 

The Closing the Gap National Partnership Agreement (NPA) Indigenous Early Childhood Development (IECD) Element 2 has been established to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal pregnant women in the perinatal period, their children and families who are ‘at risk’ or vulnerable to either mental health and/or drug and alcohol  issues.

 

The aims of this initiative are:

To increase access and improve identification and early intervention for Aboriginal pregnant women and their families who are ‘at risk’ or vulnerable to mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues

To strengthen the structures, procedures and processes that support best practice and effective continuum of care between community antenatal care providers, hospitals and back to the community providers following birth

 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative service supporting Aboriginal pregnant women, their children and families. These positions will be co located at and work in close partnership with their local Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Service (AMIHS); provide prevention and early intervention mental health and/or drug and alcohol services; engage with the local Aboriginal community and develop linkages with a range of local specialist and general health services.

 

There are 9 new mental health drug and alcohol services based at twelve selected Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Services (AMIHS) being implemented throughout NSW. Vacancies for mental health clinicians and drug and alcohol clinicians still exist in the following locations:

 

Vacancies for mental health clinicians and drug and alcohol clinicians exist in the following locations:

 

  • Hunter New England LHD – Taree:           1 Mental Health Clinician

 

  • Western NSW LHD – Dubbo:                       1 Drug & Alcohol Clinician

 

  • Western NSW LHD – Walgett:                   1 Mental Health Clinician

1 Drug & Alcohol Clinician

 

  • Western Sydney LHD – Mt Druitt:              1 Mental Health Clinician

 

 

  • Murrumbidgee LHD – Griffith:                   1 Drug & Alcohol Clinician

 

  • South Western Sydney LHD – Narellan: 1 Mental Health Clinician

 

  • Central Coast LHD –  Gosford:                      1 Drug and Alcohol Clinician

1 Mental Health Clinician

 

 

For further details please contact the NPA  IECD Element 2 mental health drug and alcohol service Project Officers for further information:

 

Danielle Perkes | NPA IECD Element 2 Mental Health Project Officer | Tel. 02 9816 0437 | Mob. 0407 390 783

Gay Foster | NPA IECD Element 2 Drug and Alcohol Project Officer | Tel. 02 9816 0472 | Mob. 0408 573 230