An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Consumer Peer Worker to support older consumers of the Riverglen Older People's Mental Health Acute Inpatient unit. The Consumer Peer Worker provides critical non-clinical support through sharing of their lived experience of mental illness to support the recovery of older mental health consumers.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Dependent on Qualification
Hours Per Week: 8
Requisition ID: REQ678101
Salary per hour:
Health Education Officer Non-Graduate: $32.77 - $47.40
Health Education Officer Graduate: $37.48 - $54.58
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
The Riverglen Unit, Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde
What you'll be doing
The OPMHS Consumer Peer Workers will draw upon their lived experience of mental health challenges and their personal recovery journey in a safe and effective way, to develop empathic relationships and support personal recovery of consumers accessing OPMHS of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD). The OPMHS Consumer Peer Worker will work in collaboration with the OPMHS Multidisciplinary Teams to engage older consumers and their carers in individual and group peer support processes and activities that are person centred and recovery focused. The OPMHS Consumer Peer Worker will participate in service planning and delivery meetings, clinical review and attend and contribute to clinical handover. This is a non-clinical role.
The OPMHS clinical services provide both inpatient and community mental health services to persons over the age of 65. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people may be referred from the age of 50. The goals of the position are to support the older consumer through their journey in mental health services by providing peer support, individual consultations, education and group interventions aimed at facilitating recovery principles of hope, choice, self-determination and social connectedness. Key focus areas include: mental health and wellbeing for consumers of OPMHS, supporting consumers through their initial referral and engagement process, supporting people to identify their personal goals for recovery, to facilitate social inclusion, rehabilitation and recovery, support working with consumers and the treating team to prevent hospital admissions, and to offer post discharge support from Mental Health Inpatient Units.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
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Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or willingness and commitment to obtain. Past or current personal experience of using Mental Health and/or Drug & Alcohol related services.
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Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team and actively contribute to clinical care planning processes in a team setting.
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Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with a range of key stakeholders including, consumers, carers, GPs, non-government organisations, and inpatient and community mental health teams.
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This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 1. You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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Applications Close: 24 July 2026
Tentative Interview Dates: Week commencing 3rd August 2026
