Camhs Clinician

**SA Health**

**Job reference**: 814212

**Location**: 5112 - ELIZABETH

**Job status**: Short Term Contract

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service**:

- **Salary**
- **Classification - AHP1/2 - Allied Health Professional - Level 1- $66,469 to $81,142; Level 2 $85,665 - $99,241**:

- **Classification - RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2 - **$79,995 to $101,120**
- **In addition to the annual salary package, we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.**:

- **Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 31 Dec 2023)**

**Overview**

The Women's and Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women and children in Adelaide and South Australia.

We are the state's leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions and SA's largest maternity and obstetric service. We also provides important community-based services, of which the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is an integral part.

**About the Role**

Within the framework of the _National Mental Health Policy _and the _Standards for Mental Health Services_ and in a manner consistent with the stated _Vision_ and _Values_ of the Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN) the CAMHS Clinician provides clinical expertise for children, adolescents and their families with mental health issues. The CAMHS Therapist primarily provides direct expert care for an individual or group of clients and/or providing clinical leadership to multidisciplinary staff.

We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified and registered (with the appropriate regulatory body) Clinical Nurse (RN2) Psychologist (AHP2) Occupational Therapist (AHP1 or AHP2) and Social Worker (AHP1 or AHP2) to join the Northern Metropolitan Team.

For **Allied Health Professionals**, in this role you will be providing a Therapeutic/Clinical Assessment and Intervention Service to a client base consisting of children, adolescents and their families by:

- Undertaking the assessment of, and the development of formulations for, both individuals and families, using knowledge and techniques available from a variety of therapeutic approaches, in order to determine the most appropriate interventions.
- Implementing individual, family and/or other group therapies and other specific programs using a range of models and skills as a single practitioner and/or as part of a multidisciplinary approach.
- Undertake discipline specific assessments as appropriate
- Providing written reports in a clear, concise manner that is readily understood by both consumers and professionals.
- Present at and/or contribute to multidisciplinary reviews

For Mental Health **Nursing Professionals** you will be directly delivering proficient mental health nursing clinical care to clients and their families using evidence based practice by:

- Promoting and working within a nursing model of client centred care
- The assessment, planning, implementation and co-ordination of care/appropriate service delivery options by the use of advance knowledge, evidences and own experience to achieve agreed patient care outcomes.
- Active participation in monitoring client care plans and participates in clinical review programmes/audits to ensure quality patient outcomes.
- The provision of health education, therapeutic interventions, counselling and rehabilitation programs to improve mental health outcomes.
- Clinical documentation records are maintained in accordance with organisational policy.
- Development of partnerships both internal and external to support quality patient needs and outcomes.

We are seeking dedicated Allied Health Professionals and Nursing Professionals who have the following personal attributes:

- Demonstrated ability to relate to people from a diverse range of cultural and social backgrounds
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to work with individuals and families for positive mental health outcomes and to foster productive working relationships across disciplines
- Demonstrated ability to work and contribute positively in a team environment
- Demonstrated initiative, flexibility and creativity
- Demonstrated commitment to providing a quality client centred service to the patient
- Ability to lead and motivate staff to achieve positive outcomes
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines, whilst working under mínimal supervision

If this sounds like you and you would like to take the next rewarding step in your career in a service that seeks to make a difference in the lives and health outcomes of children and adolescents in Northern Metropolitan area of Adelaide, you are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please download the relevant Role Description below - based on your area of qualification / expertise.

**Other Important Information**

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