CAMHS Clinician

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) – Morphett Vale 5162
• Salary
• Classification - RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2 - $84,870 to $107,279
• Second Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $86,950 to $100,729
• Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to May 2025)

Overview

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service. 

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, state-wide and hospital-based services for perinatal women.

Our services include:

• Triage of mental health difficulties
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Individual and family therapy
• Group programmes
• Information provision to parents/carers and key partners such as schools, GPs, hospitals, government and nongovernment organisations

Our multi-disciplinary teams include:

• Aboriginal Mental Health Workers
• Administration Workers
• Lived Experience and peer Workers
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• Speech Pathologists
• Social Workers

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists within CAMHS Morphett Vale to join us as an Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Clinical Nurse (AHP2/RN2C).

Within the framework of the National Mental Health Policy and the Standards for Mental Health Services and in a manner consistent with the stated Vision and Values of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) the CAMHS Clinician provides clinical expertise for children, adolescents and their families with mental health issues.

The CAMHS Therapist primarily provides direct expert care for an individual or group of clients and/or providing clinical leadership to multidisciplinary staff.

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Educational/Vocational Qualifications:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Australia OR
• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers OR
• Registered or eligible for registration as a nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice.

Personal Abilities/Aptitudes/Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to relate to people from a diverse range of cultural and social backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to work and contribute positively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing a quality client centred service to the patient.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines, whilst working under minimal supervision.

Experience:

• Problem solving, negotiation and conflict management.
• The development of appropriate mental health care plans, in collaboration with colleagues, consumers and families.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of a variety of assessment and intervention models for working with children, adolescent and families.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, industrial agreements, standards, codes, ethics and competency standards.
• Knowledge of relevant community resources.

Benefits of Joining us

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements. 

Application Instructions 

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 860291

Enquiries

Belinda Torr

Position: Clinical Coordinator 

Phone: 8326 1234

E-mail: ************@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 27 March 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

AHP2 - Occupational Therapist - CAMHS - Role description - 860291

AHP2 - Social Worker - CAMHS - Role description - 860291

RN2 - Nurse - CAMHS - Role description - 860291

WCHN Competency Framework.pdf 

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines