Access & Triage- Infant & Child Specialist

**Senior Mental Health Clinician - Infant and Child Specialist Intake**
**Location: Grampians Health: Ballarat Mental Health Service**
**Permanent position: Permanent full-time and part-time positions available**

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities.

Our communities are diverse - as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the role**

An exciting opportunity exists for a motivated Senior Mental Health Clinician - Infant and child Specialist to undertake an ongoing position with the Access & Triage Team The role is a specailist phone-based triage role embedded within the Access & Triage service, with the primary objective of screening new referrals for young persons and their families aged 0-14yrs.

Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (GMHWS) is a dynamic Area Mental Health Service striving to provide the highest standards of treatment.

Opportunities to be involved in contributing to the development of an innovative, contemporary and person-centred Mental Health Service
- Be involved in contributing to the development of an innovative, contemporary and person-centred Mental Health Service.
- Develop comprehensive knowledge and expert skill in the provision of contemporary mental health treatment for clients and families.
- Opportunity for career progression and advancement.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Coordinate and provide intake services to Child and Adolescent clients, potential client/s and consumers and other services of the regional catchment area, providing single session / family consultation, assessment and clinical treatment, including crisis assessment, intensive treatment and support for young people, their families and carers.
- Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments (including Alcohol and other Drugs) of persons referred for service that are acutely unwell or at risk of becoming so.
- Provide short term clinical treatment plans that target identified biological, psychological, and social needs of patients and their families and include targeted evidence-based treatment strategies consistent with BHSMHS policies, procedures and discipline
- specific standards.

**Skills and experience**
- Relevant professional qualification in a health-related discipline (nursing, social work, occupational therapy or psychology); current AHPRA registration where applicable.
- Demonstrated knowledge, experience and understanding of contemporary evidence-based treatments and best practices. Ability to recognise and proactively co-ordinate clinical responses within a multidisciplinary team context on a day-to-day basis. Provides authoritative advice, reasoned recommendations and evidence-based solutions to complex presentations.

**Nursing**

Appointment to RPN4 positions must have completed either a post graduate diploma in Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing or a specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing program or a specialist post basic course of training which led to registration as a division 3 nurse. A substantial period of work experience (usually at least 5 years) to achieve expert knowledge

**Allied Health**

Occupational Therapist Grade 3 and Social Worker Grade 3 (usually at least 5 years of experience), possessing specific knowledge in the branch of the profession.

**Psychology**

Psychologist Grade 3 is a person who is registered as a Psychologist with the PBA with a minimum of five years professional experience as a Psychologist Grade 2 (or equivalent), complies with the code of ethics and legal requirements of the psychology profession.

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefit**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Discounted on-site parking
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff reward