Youth Access Clinician

**Opportunity to work as part of a values and purpose-driven organisation**:

- **Generous NFP Salary Packaging**

**About One Door**

One Door Mental Health is a leading for purpose service provider for those living with mental illness, their families and carers.

Our **community** creates a safe place that connects people, our **services** are innovative and supported by more than 30 years of experience, and our **advocacy **work is putting an end to stigma through education and understanding.

Creating a world in which people with a mental illness are valued and treated as equals is at the heart of everything we do.

**The Program**

The **headspace** program’s mission is to deliver improvements in the mental health, social wellbeing and economic participation of young Australian’s aged 12 - 25. This includes providing funding to improve services for young people who may be experiencing mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues and the latest information about these important health issues for young people.

**About **the Position**

The Youth Access Clinician is responsible for effectively engaging, screening, assessing and coordinating the care of young people aged between 12 - 25 years with diverse mental health, general health, vocational or drug/alcohol service needs who are referred to or access headspace Campbelltown within an early intervention framework. Key responsibilities will include:

- Assist in engaging young people in the activities of the service, gathering relevant client information, and conduct biopsychosocial assessments and screening of young people referred to or accessing headspace using the agreed headspace assessment tools, policies and procedures.
- In consultation with clinicians, coordinate care by assisting the client to access the services they need.
- With guidance from senior clinical and other staff, carry out assertive monitoring of clients.
- Assist in the referral of young people to appropriate services either within headspace or other community agencies.
- Provide information to clients and carers regarding the nature of mental health and substance use problems, other information services available and how to access these.
- Participate in headspace community awareness activities promoting the health and wellbeing of young people and liaise with relevant community groups, government and non-government service providers.

**To succeed in this role, we are looking for**:

- Relevant tertiary qualified in an allied health discipline
- Fully registered health professional with mental health experience: AHPRA for Registered Nurse, Occupational therapist, Clinical Psychologist or Psychologist; AASW for Social Workers.
- Experience in the provision of clinical mental health services for young people including engaging and providing care with young people ages 12 - 25 years who have mental health, alcohol and other drug problems.
- High level of initiative and judgement in handling clinical issues and the ability to make clinical decisions, systems decisions and to triage.
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), problem solving, advocacy and negotiation skills including the ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with young people, family/carers, workers and other agencies.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake assessment/screening of clients and their carers and the ability to develop understanding/knowledge of determining care needs and assist clients to access necessary services.

A copy of the position description can be viewed here.

**Your values and our values**

Our values are integral to everything that we are as an organisation and how we interact with each other, our consumers and carers. As you consider whether this role is for you, please take some time to reflect on your own values and One Door’s values. Click here to view our values **ASPIRE** to work out if they resonate with you.