Camhs Clinician

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 860633

**Location**: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Ongoing

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), North Adelaide (5006) and Elizabeth (5112)**:

- **Salary**
- **RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2 - $84,870 to $107,279 p.a**:

- **AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $86,950 to $100,729 p.a**
- **Employment - Full time - Ongoing/Permanent**

**Overview**

The **Women’s & Children’s Health Network** provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service.

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our 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.

**About Us**

**The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) **is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, state-wide and hospital-based services / perinatal women.

The **CAMHS** **Eating Disorder Service** accepts referrals for young people who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder. CAMHS aims to improve and support the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents and families experiencing eating disorders and throughout their recovery.

Join our 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.

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**The Opportunity**

An exciting opportunity exists within **CAMHS - Eating Disorder Service **to join us as a **Clinical Nurse (RN2C) **or a **Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist (AHP2)**

Role Responsibilities:

- Provide direct mental health care for children and adolescents with eating disorders.
- Collaborate with other professionals and organizations to ensure optimal consumer care through assessment, education, counselling, and group work activities.
- Lead quality improvement activities and contribute to policy development within the practice setting.

The successful applicant would be required to work at both the Women's and Children's Hospital and CAMHS in Elizabeth.

To find out the specifics, including the **key selection criteria** and **special conditions**, please go to the attached role description.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Ability to relate to and work alongside diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for positive mental health outcomes and fostering productive relationships.
- Demonstrated teamwork, initiative, flexibility, and creativity.
- Commitment to providing quality client-centered service.
- Proficiency in problem-solving, negotiation, conflict management, and leadership.
- Capacity to prioritize workload and meet deadlines with mínimal supervision.
- Experience in conducting mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents with eating disorders or emotional and behavioural difficulties.

**Benefits of Joining us**

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.

**Application Instructions**

**Why Work in Adelaide, South Australia?**

**This position may attract additional 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.**

**Other Important Information**

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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