AoD Clinician

AoD Clinician

Work closely with AoD community engagement workers, local GP's, community mental health teams and other service providers.

Classifications

• Healthcare & Medicine
• Mental Health
• Permanent / Full Time

Key points

• From a base in Cobar you will support clients with alcohol and substance use
• Varied roles will take you to remote communities
• Work face to face at one of our hub locations

Description

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South Eastern Section (RFDSSE) provides comprehensive health services to rural and remote communities in far west NSW, SA and QLD.

Our Mental Health Program now includes an Alcohol and other Drug (AoD) Outreach Service with AoD Clinicians based in the Dubbo, Cobar and Broken Hill areas.

You will be located in Cobar, reporting to the Operations Manager, Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs. You will deliver short-term clinical case management to clients requiring support with alcohol and other substance use. The employees work closely with AoD community engagement workers, local GP’s, community mental health teams and other service providers. The successful applicant will use evidence-based methods in both individual and group approaches to support clients to reduce their substance use and minimize related harms.

Additional tasks may include community engagement activities, community level education and health promotion, education to GP’s and other health service providers, school-based education and holistic health screening initiatives.

On some days this varied role will take you to remote communities, other days you will undertake consultations by telephone or face to face at one of our hub locations.

To be considered for this position the successful applicant will demonstrate qualifications and experience in a drug and alcohol related field such as social work, psychology, social science, community services or health. In addition, familiarity with rural and remote services, working in an outreach setting, case management, counselling in one on one and group settings, and an ability to manage referrals into and out of a service will be viewed favourably.

This is an exciting and challenging role, if you have relevant tertiary qualifications, appropriate clinical experience and an interest in rural and remote practice, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information about the Alcohol and Other Drug Clinician position contact, Operations Manager, Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs, David Honeysett at David.Honeysett@rfdsse.org.au or phone 0447 610 846.

To apply visit our website: www.flyingdoctor.org.au/careers

Applications Close: 9:00am Monday, 18 July 2022

Full COVID-19 vaccinations are an essential requirement.

Our Values: Our Values of Reliability, Care, Trust and Safety shape the way we work as individuals, as team members and with the communities we serve.

The RFDS (South Eastern Section) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.