Disability Navigator
- Broken Hill, NSW
- $112,396-116,038 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3 / or relevant Allied Health profession
Remuneration: $112,396 - $116,038 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ602150
Location:
- Great opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference
- Grow your career with us with training on offer to support your learning
- Provide care coordination, case management and navigation for people with a disability who are in hospital to ensure they have appropriate supports for discharge which would ensure a successful discharge from hospital.
- The Disability Navigator is the Specialist Intellectual Disability Health Team (SIDHT) Outreach Clinician for the FWLHD and is expected to perform the same duties expected of a SIDHT Clinician.
- Support NDIS eligible people who are in hospital, at risk of hospitalisation or where the support will expedite access to NDIS services to relieve pressure on FWLHD services.
- 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
- A paid allocated day off (ADO) every month
- Leaning and Development support with access to further education & training
- Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
- Fitness Passport
- A comfortable and affordable lifestyle with some of the best food, wine and scenery at your doorstep
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:
- Tertiary qualification and 3 years clinical experience as an Allied Health Clinician preferably in Social Work or a relevant Allied Health profession, with eligibility for registration with the appropriate professional body.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical reasoning, experience and practice skills as relevant to assessment and treatment of people with disability.
- Demonstrated experience working in the disability sector, with a strong understanding of navigating the NDIS and alternative disability related supports.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and communicate complex care plans within a health care context, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated experience of effective negotiation, advocacy, collaboration and communication skills with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise caseload, manage and respond to stressful situations and the ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to complete reports utilising language relevant and appropriate for the Government agency to give people the best opportunity to obtain supports.
- Current unrestricted NSW drivers' licence. The ability, and willingness to travel across the Far West LHD, frequently staying overnight, sometimes several nights
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For role related queries or questions contact Tayla Dwyer on Tayla.Dwyer@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 10th September 2025Stepping UpThe Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:Empower, listen and act togetherTogether, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply#RuralHealthIncentives