Clinician - Mental Health & Alcohol and Other Drugs

About the role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a qualified Clinician to lead the new Life Without Barriers Family Based AOD Psychosocial Support Program, based in Newcastle.

The role of the Clinician is to provide a high level of skilled AOD Psychosocial counselling, case management and care coordination to parents with young children, with the aim of reducing AOD related harms. The Clinician will lead a small team of Community/Peer Support Workers, partnering with parents and stakeholders to conduct assessments and deliver a range of evidence-based, wraparound supports, including individual and group interventions.  The goal is to improve health, wellbeing, and social outcomes, and to increase clients' access to and engagement with AOD, health, and social services.

This role is being offered as a permanent part-time (0.8 FTE)  position.  Working hours can be negotiated flexibly with the successful candidate, including part-time work-from-home arrangements. This is an opportunity to build and develop your own team with a supportive local manager and be a part of a national, well connected organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake initial assessment and triage for program inclusion, to ensure timely access to support clients.
• Develop comprehensive formulations and risk assessments to inform appropriate intervention.
• Administer, interpret and report on a range of assessments as appropriate consistent with professional registrations and client need
• Monitor and review progress of clients against the care plan and outcome measures and provide up to date progress reports to the partner organisations and care team demonstrating client outcomes.
• Through multi-disciplinary intervention and clinical case management, and in collaboration with other support services, support clients to maintain or re-engage in community, education, employment, social, and recreational networks and activities and build capability for self-determination and self-management.

Skills and Experience

• A tertiary degree in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing (with demonstrated skills or experience in Mental Health or Drug and Alcohol Nursing) or other relevant qualification
• Current full registration or eligibility for registration, with the relevant professional organisation/s
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of holistic AOD (or related field) and family focussed supports.
• Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and in collaboration with diverse service providers to deliver wrap around support and case management
• Current unrestricted drivers license and own vehicle (business travel reimbursed).

Benefits

• Salary reflective of the importance of this role
• Generous salary packaging options
• Be part of an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity and equality
• Discounted private health insurance plus other discounts/benefits through our salary packaging team at Maxxia
• Fitness passport (a discounted health and fitness pass for multiple gyms nationally)

How to Apply

Include your resume and cover letter in one document, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts. For any enquiries relating to the position, contact 

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Applications will be assessed as they are received, we encourage early applications.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working With Children Check.