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Form of work- Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, North Adelaide - 5006
- Salary
- Classification - AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $86,950 to $100,729 pro rata
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.
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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, statewide and hospital-based services / perinatal women.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity exists within CAMHS to join us as a Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Role Responsibilities:
- Provide neuropsychological service for children, adolescents, and families with complex neurological, medical and mental health issues.
- Neuropsychological services will include direct clinical consultation and liaison with medical and mental health teams, clinical assessment of children with complex medical conditions, and providing education, feedback and counselling to achieve better health outcomes for patients and families.
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team where your clinical knowledge and skills are utilised to guide and educate other staff members, as well as accessing their expertise to guide your clinical work.
- Lead and participate in action research projects, quality improvement activities, and policy development.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Appropriate degree (Master’s degree or Clinical Doctorate in Clinical Neuropsychology) or equivalent qualification as recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA)
- Must hold provisional or general registration with AHPRA, and be eligible to participate in AHPRA registrar program for endorsement in clinical neuropsychology
- Clinical experience in treating complex neuropsychological and mental health issues in children and adolescents.
- Knowledge of clinical neuropsychology theory and practice, developmental theory, assessment and intervention models, social contexts and mental health, and government policies impacting child, adolescent, and family health services.
- Ability to work autonomously with a high level of responsibility, as well as collaborate and communicate effectively within multidisciplinary teams
- Skills in liaising with a range of other agencies across SA that support children, adolescents and their families.
- Dedication to professional skill development including supervising and supporting postgraduate students.
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
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: 861672
Enquiries
Name: Tom Sheppard
Position: CAMHS Consultation Liaison -Clinical Coordinator
Phone: 8161 7227
E-mail: tom.sheppard@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 7/4/2024- 11.55PM
Attachments
AHP2 - Clinical Neuropsychologist - CAMHS - Role Description - 861672.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
WCHN Competency Framework.pdf
