Rn2c/ahp2 Community Mental Health Psychosis Clinician Noarlunga Psychosis, Salhn

**Job no**: 890491
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Southern
**Categories**: Allied and Scientific Health, Nursing/Midwifery
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Noarlunga Health Precinct - Mental Health
- Salary $88,255 - $102,240 (Pro Rata) AHP2
- Salary $87,416 - $110,497 (Pro Rata) RN/M2C | Full Time, Ongoing

**Enriching Lives: Community Mental Health Clinician Position in Adelaide**
- As a Psychosis Clinician, you'll have the opportunity to make a profound impact on individuals experiencing psychosis and their families within the Adelaide Metro Southern community. In this rewarding role, you'll conduct comprehensive assessments, develop personalized care plans, and provide evidence-based interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team. Your expertise and compassion will play a pivotal role in supporting clients on their journey towards recovery and improved mental well-being.

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Team Manager, some of your duties may involve:

- Developing, implementing and evaluating specific social work therapeutic interventions eg individual counselling, family interventions, crisis intervention, brief therapy and focused psychological strategies.
- Disseminating information on rights, benefits and services as required.
- Participating in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience.

**Please note**:This position is multi-classed as either RN2C or AHP2 and classification will be determined by qualifications and/or experience.

**About you**:
To qualify as an **RN2C**:

- Registered as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
- Enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice.
- Registered Nurse with **at** least**3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience.
- Demonstrated competence in mental health nursing practice.

To qualify as an **AHP2**:

- An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers **OR**Apropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
- Experience working with people who have a mental illness, their families and/or carers
- Experience in collaborative development, implementation and monitoring of planned interventions for consumers of mental health services with complex needs.
- Experience in development and maintenance of therapeutic relationships with consumers having enduring and severe disability and complex needs, and their families and carers.

Please Note: This is a single vacancy, with two possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

**Application Closing Date**:**11.55 pm Thursday Jan 2nd 2025

**Attachments**:

- 890491 RN2C Community Mental Health Psychosis Clinician - Role Description.docx
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines

**Applicant Information**:

- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref**:890491**

**Advertised**: 19 Dec 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 02 Jan 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time