Description:
Use your passion for mental health to improve NDIS access for people with a lived experience!Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a NDIS Mental Health Officer to work within the St Vincent's Health Network in Darlinghurst!
The position available is:
- Based at St Vincent's Hospital , with occasional travel across the network.
- Closed-term Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
- Working Monday to Friday
- $95K + Super + Salary Packaging!
The NDIS Mental Health Officer (NMHO) Program is a statewide program run by Flourish Australia. There will be 18 NMHOs, one for every local health district (LHD) and specialty health network (SHN) across NSW. While the NMHOs will be employed by Flourish Australia, they will be located onsite within mental health services in LHDs and SHNs. The NMHO will have a supervisor in the LHD or SHN, and report back to the Flourish Australia NMHO Program Manager.
While the roles vary across NSW, with each LHD/SHN having a specific focus, the overall aim of the NMHOs is to improve the access to and experience of the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability .
In general, the NDIS Mental Health Officers will:
- Work with LHD or SHN mental health services to identify people who are or are likely to be eligible for the NDIS, and assist them to obtain the appropriate support through the NDIS.
- Work across all aspects of the NDIS journey, including access, planning, plan implementation and plan utilisation.
- Focus on building the capacity of LHD or SHN mental health service staff around the NDIS.
- Work with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), Local Area Coordinators, NDIS Support Coordinators, NDIS Psychosocial Recovery Coaches and other NDIS providers as required to ensure people are connected to the NDIS and the supports they will benefit from.
For more information on the NDIS Mental Health Officer role, please read the general Position Description.
The focus of the position in each LHD and SHN varies. Please read the general position description in conjunction with the Role Requirements for the St Vincent's Health Network . Successful NDIS Mental Health Officers with be provided with specific performance measures and key performance indicators for the relevant LHD or SHN.
Who we areFlourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community.