Address- Central Adelaide Local Health Network
- Mental Health Services, Glenside
- Salary AHP-2 $86,950 - $100,729
- Permanent full-time
About the role
The Art Therapist is responsible for art therapy service delivery, development and practice and initiates and manages creative projects to optimise positive consumer engagement, community cultural engagement and community partnerships. The Art Therapist is responsible for managing a safe, well-equipped, recovery-focussed Art Space in the Shared Activity Centre.
The Art Therapist will complete a range of skilled evidence-based clinical Art Therapy duties including assessing consumer needs and developing, implementing and monitoring specialised and targeted individual and group interventions to support the achievement of the consumers’ clinical goals and to improve level of functioning.
The Art Therapist works within the Inpatient Rehabilitation Services (IRS) multidisciplinary team providing skilled evidence based professional Art Therapy services to consumers with complex, severe, chronic mental health challenges. The Art Therapist contributes to individual care planning and clinical reviews in consultation with consumers and the multidisciplinary team.
As a specialist on Art therapy in mental health, the Art Therapist also provides information and education to the broader health service and community and may provide short term clinical interventions or consultancy services to the broader Glenside Health Service. The Art Therapist must be Registered as a Professional Member with Australia, New Zealand and Asia Creative Arts Therapy Association (ANZACATA).
Qualifications
- Registered Art Therapist with an appropriate Master’s Degree or equivalent Art Therapy qualification to register as a Professional Member of Australia, New Zealand and Asia Creative Arts Therapy Association (ANZACATA).
About CALHN
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.
We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.
What we offer
- Attractive salary packaging available
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.
Essential Requirements:
- Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
- Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Application Information:
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening.
Job ref: 864716
Enquiries to:
Helen Fahey
Telephone: 7087 1100
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Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Friday 24 May 2024
Attachments
864716 RD Art Therapist Role .pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
