Headspace Mental Health Clinician

**Join an industry-leading **provider in youth mental health and make a difference to the lives of young people**:
headspace Bankstown have a brand new role for a Mental Health Clinician to join the team

About the position:

- **Closed-term full-time closed-term (76 hours/fortnight)**
- Based in **Bankstown**
- Working** Monday to Friday**
- **Attractive remuneration package from $82,400 - $93,500p.a. + 11% super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging**

**About the Opportunity**:
The Youth Enhanced Support Service (YESS) is a service stream of headspace and provides youth friendly, strengths-focused support to young people with, or at risk of developing, a serious mental illness that can significantly impacting their day-to-day work, education, social and/or personal life.

The **headspace** Mental Health Clinician in the YESS program works collaboratively with a young person and their family/carers to identify their support needs, goals and develop collaborative care plans. The incumbent will provide high quality psycho-social assessment and evidence-based, focused psychological interventions and work with the YESS peer worker to provide holistic, integrated services that support young people to achieve their recovery goals.

On a day to day basis, you will be required to:

- Provide evidence-based, focused psychological strategies (e.g., CBT, psycho-education, relaxation strategies, skills training, interpersonal therapy) to individuals or via group therapy to young clients aged 12 to 25 years.
- Deliver clinical support, advice and coordinate referral to specialist services for young people presenting with Alcohol and/or other drugs issues.
- Work collaboratively with the young person and their supports e.g., school, community agencies to help achieve their goals.
- Work within a family inclusive approach including delivery of family interventions where appropriate
- Maintain accurate case notes for clients using an electronic clinical record and according to headspace Bankstown protocols and professional standards.
- Participate in case review meetings, contribute to care plans and participate in planned case conferences with GPs and other health professionals involved in the client’s care as required.
- Provide written reports to the client’s referring GP with information regarding assessments undertaken, treatment provided, and recommendations on future management of the client's disorder, according to headspace Bankstown.
- Work in alignment with the headspace service delivery and clinical governance frameworks
- Participate in group supervision sessions and individual supervision sessions as agreed, including participation in the YESS community of practice meetings with consortium partners.
- Working with the broader headspace Bankstown team to meet the overall aims and objectives of the service.

For more information on the Mental Health Clinician role, please read the** **Position Description**.**

**About headspace and Flourish Australia**:
**Flourish Australia** has a long and proud history of providing recovery-oriented mental health services in Australia. We offer a range of services to meet the different needs of those with a lived experience of a mental health issue. This includes help with finding a home that is safe and secure, assistance with training and getting a job, or encouragement to develop friendships and learn new things. Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

**The Benefits**:

- **Level 3 (HPSS)** on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
- **Tax-Free Salary Packaging** available up to $15,900
- Generous leave provisions including **17.5% leave loading** and **2 additional days of personal leave + extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + paid parental leave**:

- Family-friendly and **flexible working conditions**:

- Opportunities for **career progression, professional development and training** such as Mental Health First Aid, ACT, CBT courses and ASIST
- **Employee Assistance Program** for confidential wellbeing support
- Regular **supervision (reflective practice)**, ongoing 1:1 **mentoring**, strong **team support **and a **comprehensive induction **program
- **Inclusive initiatives** such as our **Rainbow Network and YarnUp** for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff
- Exclusive personal **Fleet pricing discounts** **with our preferred automotive supplier**:

- **Employee discounts** at 350+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)

**Selection Criteria**:
Essential:

- Possession of tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or other allied health discipline recognised by the tertiary mental health services sector.
- Membership of an appropriate professional bo