Youth Mental Health Clinician Opportunity
1 month ago
Job Description
Hope Community Services is seeking a skilled Youth Mental Health Clinician to join our team at headspace Esperance.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified mental health professional to provide high-level clinical services, consultation, and leadership to our team, as well as advanced clinical services to young people and their families in Esperance.
The successful candidate will have experience working clinically with young people with mild to moderate mental health issues within a short-term intervention program and be able to work effectively with vulnerable young people and their families.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clinical services in accordance with the headspace model and utilising evidence-based practice.
- Maintain case records, in the agreed format and within expected timeframes that clearly document activities undertaken and ensure all documentation is comprehensive, factual, and complies with relevant legislation, professional guidelines, and organisational policies.
- Work closely with the Clinical Lead to manage referrals, intake, waiting lists, and case allocations and collaborating with the Manager regarding issues that may arise regarding effective service delivery.
- Supervise the delivery of clinical services by mental health professionals and provide expert clinical care for clients with a range of mental health presentations.
- Provide clinical support, leadership, mentoring, and decision-making on ethical issues to other headspace staff.
- Demonstrate familiarity with ethical standards and show clinical awareness of available support in areas such as forensic and legal topics, mandatory reporting of abuse, confidentiality, managing risk, supporting young people in the midst of crises and distress), safety issues, and the underpinning legislative requirements in Western Australia.
- Participate in, and at times lead, clinical and case review meetings and intake meetings, risk management meetings, to manage referrals and the allocation of young people.
- Implement demand management strategies under the direction of the Clinical Lead, including the provision of psycho-social initial assessments using the agreed headspace tools, or similar.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders involved in the provision of health, mental health, and psychosocial services to young people.
- Assist the headspace Clinical Lead in the ongoing development of enhanced clinical processes and procedures.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will require:
- Allied health professionals (AHPs; usually psychologists, social workers), and psychiatrists who have full and current professional registration to practice from relevant peak professional body (e.g. AHPRA, AASW);
- Occupational therapists who have full and current professional registration to practice from AHPRA, and who have completed additional mental health specific training or endorsement in mental health, and who have full and current professional registration;
- Division 1 Mental Health Nurses (with mental health specific training, or endorsement in mental health) who have full and current professional registration.
In addition, you will need to demonstrate:
- Demonstrated experience in working clinically with young people with mild to moderate mental health issues within a short-term intervention program.
- Proven ability to work with mixed modality of therapeutic approaches.
- The ability to engage and work effectively with vulnerable young people and their families, including those who may exhibit challenging behaviours.
- A demonstrated understanding of the issues facing young people and accessing services.
- The ability to make timely, sound decisions and assessments regarding required interventions and referral pathways.
- Experience working within the mental health service system and knowledge of mental health issues, impacts, and navigation of the service system.
- High level of oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with young people, Primary Health Professions, and other health professionals.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work independently and as a productive member of a team.
- Excellent written, analytical, and verbal communication skills.
- Sound administration, client record, file management, and IT skills.
Benefits
As a Hope Community Services employee, you can expect:
- A competitive salary package, including a base salary of $49.28 per hour, plus $1.01 per hour regional allowance, and superannuation.
- Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits, reducing your tax.
- Discounts with a major health insurance provider.
- Access to a confidential, and professional counselling service.
About Us
Hope Community Services strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety, and unique needs of our team.
We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on 'growing our own'.
Please note that appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa, satisfactory National Police check, Working With Children card, Current C or A class driver's license, First Aid Certificate, and suitable work referees.
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