Mental Health Clinician

Mental Health Clinician

For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position details

• Part Time, Permanent Position (0.6 FTE - 0.8 FTE)
• Classification: Health Professional Level 2 with a salary range of $94,927 - $106,210 per annum pro rata or Nurses Level 2 with a salary range of $100,064 - $105,123 per annum pro rata + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Generous above-award pay and entitlements (see details below)
• Location: Ipswich, QLD

About your new role

As an Allied Health Professional or Mental Health Nurse, you will draw on your discipline specific skills, to provide high quality interventions aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing outcomes for consumers accessing the Living and Learning Centre. The Mental Health Clinician role will have a focus on clinical assessment, provision of relevant evidence-based interventions (within practice scope) and collaborative care coordination.

You will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team that includes other clinicians, wellbeing coaches and peer wellbeing coaches (psychosocial team). You will also work closely with the site leadership team to support and maintain a positive culture, to deliver high quality service and to support continuous quality improvement. The Mental Health Clinician will have the opportunity to engage in regular reflective practice, access training and professional development sessions.

What will Neami offer

• Generous additional leave entitlements including 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave, 6 weeks Paid Partner Leave, 2 days Wellness Leave, 2 days additional Carer's Leave and 3 days Compassionate Leave per occasion Pro Rata
• Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading

What you will bring to the role

• A strong understanding of supporting people experiencing emotional distress through their recovery journey; and an ability to articulate and promote the value of and strengths gained from lived experiences of recovery. (Desirable)
• Ability to role-model and develop recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practices across the service. (Desirable)
• Demonstrate integrity, credibility, and ability to foster open communication. (Desirable)
• Ability to work productively in a fast paced, changing, and dynamic environment. (Desirable)
• Formal tertiary qualifications in Nursing,Psychology, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
• Current full registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) essential, or full registration as a Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
• Current Australian drivers licence and access to a car
• Australian working rights

How to apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (select paper clip icon).

To apply for this position, please:

• Click the 'Apply' button where you will need to create a username and password.
• Upload your resume and cover letter.

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked).

Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Tina Cao, Acting Senior Manager Operations - Integrated Support

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If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If your application is shortlisted:

• We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions.
• We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami.

Applications Close: 20th October

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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