Mental Health Clinician

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time
**Position Classification**: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, Clinical Psychologist, Counsellor Level 3, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Psychologist, Registered Nurse, Social Worker Level 3
**Remuneration**: $35.33 - $64.88 Per Hour + Salary Packaging + 11.5% Super
**Hours Per Week**:32
**Requisition ID**:REQ514722

**Applications Close: Thursday, 12th September 2024**

**Mental Health Clinician - CAMHS**

**About the role**:
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Consultant Liaison Team is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled individual to join our team based at John Hunter Hospital.

This role involves providing mental health assessments and support to both the John Hunter Emergency Department and the John Hunter Paediatric Wards. If you take pride in your work and contribute with optimism, we want to hear from you

Conduct mental health assessments and provide support to children, young people, families/carers, and adults after hours.

Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care including assessment, clinical formulation, brief intervention, and linkage to appropriate mental health and medical services.

Utilise your clinical skills, professional knowledge, and judgement to offer excellent care, advice, and educational support to ED and ward staff, patients, and families.

Collaborate with the On-Call Consultant Psychiatrist and allocated ED Medical Officer.

**Shifts**:
Monday to Friday - Shifts: 8am-4:30pm, 10am-6:30pm, and 2pm-10:30pm

**About You**:
The suitable clinician will:

- Have experience in providing high-quality mental health assessments and interventions.
- Be capable of working autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Be committed to working with children, young people, and their families/carers, as well as adults.
- Possess high-level communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build

**Why Join Us?**

You will work within a supportive, cohesive multidisciplinary team and receive support from a Clinical Leader and Nurse Manager. You will also benefit from clinical supervision, comprehensive orientation, and training opportunities to enhance your professional development.

**Other benefits we offer**:

- ADO's each month (for full time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Superannuation contributions
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**Requirements**:

- Must hold a qualification in one of the following: Occupational Therapy, Clin Psychology/clin psych in training, Nursing, Social Work and Counsellor (Degree in Bachelor of Health Science Mental health, Djirruwang Program) which provides eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association general registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. For a CNS2: relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years experience working in the clinical area of a post-graduate qualification.

**Additional Information**:

- Job share / part time arrangements will be considered.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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**Information for Applicants**:
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

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