Intake and Assessment Clinician

A great new community mental health service
- Be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team
- Competitive salary + NFP salary packaging benefits + staff discounts

**About Us**:
We are leaders in mental health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition - it’s a name that’s purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

**About the service**:
The Medicare Mental Health Services are free and you do not need an appointment, referral or Medicare card to visit a Medicare Mental Health Centre. The new services in Devonport, Burnie and Outer Hobart are co-funded by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments, to provide a streamlined approach to support better mental health and social wellbeing across the country.

The service is tailored to the needs of the community in Tasmania and provides a combination of peer-led recovery and clinical support.

The Medicare Mental Health Centre provides a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for people experiencing psychological distress, allowing them to:

- Identify alternatives to presenting to the Emergency Department
- Access support from trained mental health professionals within their community

**On offer**:

- Based in Devonport, TAS
- Permanent, part-time (0.8FTE) opportunity available
- Paying on HPSS Level 3 (above award payment for highly experienced clinicians) plus Super
- Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free)
- Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650
- Leave loading at 17.5%
- Stride Rewards - access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion, food and fitness)
- One paid wellbeing leave day per year
- Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12-month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
- Paid parental leave support
- Supportive team environment
- Excellent training and career development

**Role Overview**:
As part of the multidisciplinary team, the Intake and Assessment Clinician will
- Undertake triaging/intake of new referrals to the service;
- Provide high standard mental health assessments, involving case formulations, risk assessments, and the development and, coordination, of recovery care plans;
- Provision of evidence based therapeutic interventions (individual and group programs);
- Collaborative consultation with consumers, their families/significant others and relevant service systems to respond appropriately to assessed mental health needs at the individual and community level;
- Ongoing liaison and linkage with internal and external service systems regarding the mental health needs of consumers of the service, and of the wider community
- Active participation in service enhancement activities and initiatives, including participation in activities /requirements associated with the evaluation of interventions, programs and of the wider service

**Requirements**:

- Knowledge and experience in the provision of clinical mental health assessment and evidence-based interventions
- Demonstrated computer skills and ability to maintain clinical records; provide statistical data and reports to management as required
- Positive, solution-focused attitude with commitment to positively participate in service improvement activities and personal clinical growth
- Sound understanding of the public, non-government and private mental health systems and programs and associated non-mental health programs in a community setting
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills showing an ability and sensitivity to work with people who have or are at risk of developing a mental illness
- Proven ability to work creatively, collaboratively and effectively as a member of a team
- Well-developed written, verbal and interpersonal skills
- Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a WWCC

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental health recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt, with a final closing date of **21 April** **2025**.

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