• Salary packaging - up to $15,900 tax free!
• Part-time 20-32 hours/week
• Allied health level 3 / 4 depending on experience or nursing award equivalent
• Dynamic team with excellent culture
• Ryde with WFH flexibility

About Royal Rehab…

Royal Rehab is Australia’s leading provider of rehabilitation and disability services. Highly regarded for our specialist expertise in brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Royal Rehab is also renowned for supported accommodation services, our private hospitals, our purpose-built resort for people with spinal cord injury and community services delivering holistic quality care.

A career at Royal Rehab is both rewarding and unlike any other and is an opportunity to make a difference with an iconic organisation. We pride ourselves on our skilled workforce which is committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. Representing a broad range of different professions, our people are united by our values of honesty, respect, working together and innovative thinking. We are inspired by a commitment to clinical excellence, education and research, and personalised care.

About the role…

LifeWorks - Sexuality Services at Royal Rehab is looking for an allied health professional with therapy qualifications to support our growing service. The psychosexual therapist is essential to the success of the sexuality service vision and viability. If this sounds like the perfect job for you, address the essential criteria in your cover letter and APPLY NOW. Please note, only applicants that address this criteria will be considered.

Your main Duties will include:

• Provides evidence based psychosexual therapy intervention
• Provides education and training internally and externally for other health professionals
• Is a representative of Sexuality Services within Royal Rehab and externally
• Encourages interdisciplinary teamwork to promote outcomes in the best interests of the client
• Promotes person centred goals
• Promotes the profile and awareness of the service within Royal Rehab and community
• Participates in research and quality activities within the sexuality service

About YOU...

We seek a self-motivated and friendly individual with:

Essential Criteria:

• Post graduate Qualifications in Psychosexual therapy
• Qualifications in nursing, allied health or medicine
• Accreditation with AHPRA or Membership with relevant professional association
• Previous experience in sexual health and providing psychosexual therapy
• Interest in service development
• Demonstrated commitment to personal and staff professional development
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible, set priorities and complete time critical reports and briefings
• Demonstrated competence in high level interpersonal communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and presentation skills
• Demonstrable experience in teaching and training other health professionals in the area of sexual health, and evaluation of education programs
• Experience working in an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team
• Ability to implement evidenced based practice and outcome measurement in a service setting
• Computer literacy
• C Class drivers’ licence

Desirable Criteria:

• Accredited member with Society of Australian Sexologists (SAS)
• Previous experience in sexual health and providing psychosexual therapy
• Demonstrable experience in teaching and training other health professionals in the area of sexual health, and evaluation of education programs
• Experience with service development
• Understanding of quality improvement processes and their implementation
• Understanding of research process and commitment to it
• Previous experience working in rehabilitation with people living with disability
• Experience working within iCare and NDIS funding

Why work for us?

We are proud of our diverse and skilled team of passionate healthcare and support professionals committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. A career at Royal Rehab is the opportunity to make a difference with a progressive and innovative organisation, built on a rich history of community care since 1899.

We know diversity makes Royal Rehab a great place to work and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

What's next?

Applications must address the full Essential and Desirable selection criteria, as outlined in the position description which can be found via the careers page on our website - royalrehab.com.au/jobs

We are committed to providing a safe environment for all our clients and team members. All appointments are made subject to:

• Satisfactory criminal checks,
• Working with children’s checks (if applicable)
• Immunisation status clearance, including evidence of COVID 19 vaccinations.

In order to be eligible for consideration for employment with Royal Rehab, all recruits must provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19, or alternatively provide a Medical Contraindication in the approved form which complies with the requirements of the Public Health Order, prior to appointment.

Further Enquiries:

Kylie Chambers, Clinical Operations Manager, LifeWorks
Phone: 0478 488 568
Email: [email protected], using the subject line: Psychosexual Therapist enquiry via EthicalJobs