912709 AHP3 Senior Clinician, SEDS Community, Mental Health, SALHN

Listed By : SA Health, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network on 25 Aug 2025

• Southern Adelaide Local HealthNetwork – Brighton– Statewide Eating Disorder Service
• Salary $108,347 - $116,216 p.a.(Pro Rata) AHP3 |Ongoing Part-Time contract offers 15 hours perweek, with an enhanced 30 hours per week for your first 12 months
• Additional qualificationsallowance
• Additional area of practiceallowance (pro rata)

TransformLives in Mental Health - Senior Clinician -Psychology | Part-Time Ongoing | SAHealth

Join SAHealth's Specialist Emergency Department Service Community team as a SeniorMental Health Clinician, where you'll provide expert assessment andintervention for individuals experiencing mental health crises in Adelaide'ssouthern metropolitan region. This part-time ongoing position offers theperfect opportunity to make a meaningful impact whilst maintaining excellentwork-life balance within South Australia's largest healthcare network. You'llcollaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative, patient-centredcare that transforms lives and strengthens our community's mental healthoutcomes.

About therole:

Reportingto the Team Manager, this role is responsible for providingcare toclients across South Australia suffering from eating disorders includingAnorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Other Specified Feeding or eatingdisorders. The SEDS provides care through consultation liaison; evidence-basedcare and integrated research. Components of the SEDS include a ConsultationLiaison Service, a Day Program and an inpatient program. Employees have accessto a comprehensive suite of training and supervision.

Duties forthe role will include:

• Undertaking a clinical case loadand providing individual support to clients with a diagnosed eatingdisorder,
• Undertaking assessments andplanning recovery focussed services for individual clients, includingbio-psycho-social assessment and mental state examination, including riskassessment of all clients referred to the service,
• Offering specialist, evidencebased, group or individual programs according to own knowledge base andindividual skill, as determined by service/team requirements,
• Providing consultation andassistance to Community Mental health Teams and CAMHS to meet the mentalhealth care needs of the client group,
• Coordinating, participating in,initiating and implementing programs, methodologies, projects andassignments as negotiated with the team and other appropriate seniorstaff,
• Providing clinical leadership tothe team to incorporate recovery focussed psychosocial and contemporaryapproaches / models into practice,
• Supporting the Team Manager andConsultant Psychiatrist to develop and implement workflow processes,quality assurance processes and ensure optimal work outcomes

About you:

• Appropriate degree or equivalentqualification recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) andgeneral registration with the PsyBA with an endorsed area of practice inClinical Psychology, Hold approved supervisor status with the PsyBA at alllevels of supervision.
• Advanced skills in undertaking acomprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment, including mental state and riskassessments of clients presenting with high or complex needs,
• Advanced skills in individualisedcare planning and coordinating comprehensive service provision and crisisintervention with people who have high or complex needs,
• High level of competence in theprovision of a range of discipline specific assessments, evidence-basedtherapeutic interventions and skills including individual and group work,
• Skills in psychosocialrehabilitation practices and recovery practices,
• At least 3 years postregistration experience in mental health,
• Experience in a senior clinicalrole within a mental health setting
• Experience in deliveringevidenced based treatment for those experiencing an eating disorder.

Please seethe attached Role Description for additional information.

ApplicationClosing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 7 September 2025

• We also offer salary sacrificebenefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some ofyour everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here tofind out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian publicsector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working includingpart-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible workingarrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to asatisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance asindicated on the Role description.
• Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref:912709