Specialist Mental Health Worker

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Top End Mental Health and Alcohol and

Other Drugs Service

Job title Specialist Mental Health Worker - Child and Designation Professional 2

Adolescent Team

Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 12 months

Salary $90,204 - $107,554 Location Darwin

Position number 32560 RTF Closing 02/10/2025

Contact officer Daniel Olsen on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or

job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go

to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go

to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

The Specialist Mental Health Worker is responsible for the provision of specialist assessment and intervention to children and

adolescents who are experiencing mental health problems and provides educational and consultancy services to their careers and

other professionals in the context of a multidisciplinary team.

Context statement

Psychology graduates and early career psychologists are encouraged to apply.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. A clinician competent in delivering mental health services within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the context

of a multidisciplinary team.

2. Manage a mixed caseload of children and young people in which assessment, clinical intervention and case management to

accepted clients is provided, with supervision from senior clinicians.

3. Maintain regular attendance at clinical meetings and contribute to the development of individual care plans. Responsible for

the implementation of clinical guidelines and standards related to their professional services within the area of child and youth.

4. Maintain accurate and up to date clinical and service delivery records, in accord with established information systems and

protocols, including completing case reviews, risk assessment, and outcomes measurers where appropriate

5. Maintain high standards in report writing, accurate and up to date clinical records and service provision statistics through use

of established information systems.

6. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken

in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.

7. Foster a positive workplace culture.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Qualification in Psychology with full registration to practice as a Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation

Agency (AHPRA).

2. Demonstrated experience in the mental health assessment, treatment and rehabilitation methods appropriate to children and

adolescents.

1. Demonstrated knowledge of current issues, standards and trends in the delivery of mental health services to the target

population.

4. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, carers and other professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds

and to prepare written reports of a high standard, and in the use of electronic information systems for the maintenance of

clinical and service delivery records.

1. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, engaging in ongoing professional development

and contribution to professional peer consultation.

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice

and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.

For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with

blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.