Clinician

**Psychologist or Mental Health Social Worker or Registered Nurse or Occupational Therapist**:

- **Clinician for LikeMind - community mental health;**:

- **Permanent Full-time in Seven Hills; occasionally cover LikeMind Penrith**:

- **HPA Level 2 (Commensurate with experience) + Super + Generous salary packaging benefits to $18,550**

Uniting is the lead agency for LikeMind Seven Hills and Penrith. LikeMind's purpose is to provide wrap-around services to consumers with a variety of mental health, physical health and psycho-social needs. It will bring together existing community health services in an accessible, centralised and engaging community space. The four pillars of the service are - mental health, drug and alcohol, primary care, and vocational/ employment services.

**Role Overview**:
The Clinician role is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. The role involves the provision of comprehensive, evidence-based clinical case management, psychological and psychosocial interventions to adults in the community with mental health illness.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

- Provide mental health assessments, including completion of mental state examination, risk assessment, case formulations and individual treatment planning.
- Provide evidence-based psychological and psychosocial interventions tailored to meet the individual needs of adults within a Recovery Framework.
- Develop, implement and evaluate appropriate treatment plans for each person in collaboration with the consumers, families and members of the multidisciplinary team

**Essential Criteria**
- Approved tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology or Social Work with full registration with AHPRA or eligible for membership with the AASW.
- Minimum 1-3 years’ experience of clinical practice field (excluding placements) within the mental health providing high quality triage, assessment and evidence based psychological interventions where required.
- Demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan and coordinate a comprehensive bio-psychosocial approach and interventions to meet the needs of clients.
- Willingness to work independently or with professional supervision from more senior members of the profession or health team when performing novel, complex, or critical tasks
- Ability and willingness to maintain documentation of clinical care and actively contribute to clinical review processes and planning for clients within a recovery framework.
- Demonstrated a commitment or willingness to continue professional development, contribute to workplace education through clinical supervision, training and education through the provision of seminars, lectures or in-services.
- Current NSW Driver’s License

**Benefits & culture**

As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from a diverse cultural background are encouraged to apply.
- Salary packaging entitlements to increase your take-home pay
- Fitness Passport, U Rewards, and other great employee benefits
- Professional development and training opportunities Ongoing training & development, with well established team.
- Training opportunities with wide variety of clinical cases
- Both locations are nearby public transport

**Closing date: 11:55pm; Tuesday 18th February 2025**

**_ Diversity and Inclusion_**_ Uniting contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice._
- We provide support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on those experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability._
- We acknowledge the Sovereignty of First Nations people over the lands of Australia and are committed to meaningful change so that First Nations people are strong, thriving and self-determining._