Mental Health Clinician

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 878713
**Location**: 5112 - ELIZABETH
**Job status**: Short Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Elizabeth (5112).**:

- **Salary**
- **Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $88,255 to $102,240**:

- **Classification - RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife L2 - $84,870 to $107,279**
- **Full time - Term Contract (up to 12 Months)**

**About the Opportunity**

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join **CAMHS** as a** Clinician, **where you will be responsible for:

- Accepts accountability for the outcomes of clinical practice for children, adolescents, and their families with mental health issues.
- Is responsible for addressing any inconsistencies between practice and policy.
- Ensures optimal consumer care, focusing on achieving the best possible health and recovery outcomes for consumers.
- Involves the provision of assessment, education, counselling, and group work, which are essential components of care.
- Involves consultation and liaison with other professional disciplines and non-governmental organizations to support consumer care.
- Uses clinical knowledge, skills, and experience in providing direction, support, orientation, and education to other staff members.
- Leads and participates in action research projects, quality improvement activities, and policy development within the practice setting.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- The relevant degree/registration/qualification for your respective discipline
- Extensive clinical experience in the treatment and management of complex child and adolescent mental health issues.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions of a complex nature with children, adolescents with emotional and behavioural difficulties
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to work with individuals and families for positive mental health outcomes and to foster productive working relationships across disciplines
- For further Specifics regarding the Essential Minimum Requirements and how they compare to your relevant discipline please see attached role descriptions In the Useful Links section._

**What WCHN Can Offer You**
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

You may be eligible for financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas. Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.

**About Us**

The **Women’s & Children’s Health Network** is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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**Special Conditions**

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

**Application Instructions**

**Other Important Information**

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss t