Mental Health Clinician

1 week ago


Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Access Health and Community Full time
Permanent, Part

  • Time 0.6 EFT Hawthorn
  • Not for Profit with salary packaging benefits & work life balance
  • Collaborative and highly supported team environment

About Access Health and Community


With a history of 150 years and caring at our centre, our mission and commitment is to build healthier lives within our communities and to deliver excellent health and community services for all.

We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 300 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations.

Our people are the centre of everything we do, making a contribution to the wellbeing of the community every day through our work, making a difference every day to those that need it most.


About the role
***An exciting and rewarding opportunity to join our thriving community health organisation and work within a truly supportive and valued based culture and engaged workforce in a Part time role for a 6-month tenure with the opportunity to possibly extend.

The Mental Health Clinician will deliver individual and group-based psychological interventions to consumers.

The Mental Health Clinician will work as a part of the multidisciplinary team to assess and deliver evidence-based treatment which includes undertaking mental health assessments, developing goals and treatment plans, providing psychological interventions and working with parents/carers/family members and other professionals in a shared care approach.

Services may be delivered in person or via telehealth.

What you will be doing

  • Undertake clinical assessment of consumers which includes mental health, AOD, psychosocial, functional, and physical assessment domains
  • Work collaboratively with consumers, family/carers and other health professionals to develop and implement Collaborative Care Plans
  • Undertake initial and ongoing risk assessments of clients and develop risk management plans
  • Liaise with referrers and GPs in relation to reviewing consumer progress and ensure all consumers have a regular clinical review
  • Develop and cofacilitate groupbased therapeutic interventions
  • Provide services in both facetoface and telehealth modalities
  • Participate in shared care with internal and external services, including attendance at care team meetings, case coordination and clinical reviews
  • Work within the scope of practice defined for the role and as agreed with line manager
  • Actively coordinate and participate within the multidisciplinary team, collaborative partner organisations and with other key stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain appropriate networks and resources to enable the referral of consumers to broader community services.
  • Represent the service as required in a professional and ethical manner

What you will bring

  • Key Selection Criteria_
  • Tertiary qualifications in psychology and current registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist (provisional psychologist with sufficient experience may be considered)
  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work and accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) as a Mental Health Social Worker, or eligibility and plans to obtain accreditation as a Mental Health Social Worker within the first twelve months of employment
  • Postgraduate degree in Counselling or Psychotherapy with minimum of 3 years' experience in working with complex client presentations
  • Demonstrated experience in the provision of mental health assessment, formulation and evidencebased treatment
  • Experienced in a range of evidencebased psychological therapies, such as CBT, ACT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and solutionfocussed therapy
***
Attributes

  • Possess an empathic, innovative and professional therapeutic style
  • Excellent organisational, time management and problem solving skills
  • Demonstrated experience in clinical risk assessment and management (including suicide risk assessment)
  • Ability to work within a dualdiagnosis framework
  • Ability to work creatively and safely with consumers from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTIQ, CALD and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to organise workload, set priorities and meet performance targets and deadlines
  • Proficiency with electronic health record systems (TrakCare) and Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
  • Willingness to expand your current skillset to meet the needs of the service

Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits

The reasons why people love working at Access Health and Community:

Not only will you benefit from a rewarding and challenging career; you will thrive in our collaborative and supportive culture where you will make a positive difference each day giving back to those that need it most.


Enjoy the extensive Access Health and Community range of benefits that are on offer;

  • A truly supportive and valued based culture and engaged workforce
  • A culture of trust


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