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SalaryAssertive Outreach Clinician, Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service - St George/Sutherland Mental Health Services
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2, Occupational Therapist Level 4, Senior Psychologist, Social Worker Level 4
Remuneration: $115,175 - $130,582.09 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ469555
Are you an experienced Mental Health Clinician who enjoys working with children, adolescents and their families on their journey to recovery? This exciting, innovative and challenging role may be for you!
For more information we encourage you to contact Andrew Szemenyei on Andrew.Szemenyei@health.nsw.gov.au
Interviews are expected to be held between 18 March 2024 and 22 March 2024
Where you'll be working
St George and Sutherland, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Kogarah and Caringbah.
What you'll be doing
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The Assertive Community Clinician in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) will provide extended hours consultancy, clinical coordination, advice and assessment where appropriate to clients under 18 presenting in a number of different settings across STG and TSH catchment area, experiencing acute or complex Mental Health concerns with the aim of reducing hospital presentations and admissions.
The Assertive Community Clinician is required to deliver Assertive Outreach, providing specialist Mental Health Services and tertiary consultation to children and young people in community settings including schools, youth accommodations, homes and other community settings. The Assertive Outreach Clinician will also provide this service within a CAMHS service.
The Assertive Community Clinician in CAMHS will facilitate, implement and evaluate care management pathways for patients with complex health needs who are at risk of admission to hospital. By identifying and developing relations with community partners to facilitate pathways to appropriate services.
If you are an overseas qualified Social Worker, you are required to have your qualifications assessed by the AASW to meet the position criteria.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
All workers and new recruits are required to receive 2 doses of a Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine to commence employment/ engagement or continue to work within a NSW Health service.
A worker and new recruit will be considered compliant if they have a medical contraindication to all available Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccines and provide medical contraindication evidence in line with the policy requirements.
In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.
Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza or COVID-19 vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:
Selection Criteria: * Social Worker or Occupational Therapist qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award Current full registration with AHPRA and/or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer; Registered Nurse with a minimum 5 years full time equivalent post qualification experience with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in Mental Health with postgraduate nursing qualifications relevant to the field in which he/she is appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation.; Snr Psychologist with recognised 4 year degree in Psychology, along with full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and min 8 years’ experience post full registration.
- Extensive experience in the provision of child, adolescent and youth Mental Health Services and demonstrated experience in crisis intervention work and assertive case management, including Mental Health assessment, treatment and management of adolescents with Mental Health issues with high levels of acuity and risk.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in using evidence-based family and individual intervention models to support children, adolescents, young people and their carers to engage in appropriate Mental Health care in the community.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, consultation and negotiation skills with the ability to develop and refine strategic relationships.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff and the ability to manage change
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of computer programs.
- Unrestricted current NSW drivers licence.
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Applications Close: 10 March 2024
