Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinician - Eurobodalla - Incentives Offered

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Moruya
Position Classification: 
Remuneration: Dependent Upon Qualifications
Counsellor Lvl 1/2: $70,944 - $101,211 per annumOccupational Therapist Lvl 1/2: $70,944 - $101,211 per annumPsychologist: $74,742 - $109,397 per annumRegistered Nurse: $70,049.73 - $98,351.38 per annumSocial Worker Lvl 1/2: $70,944 - $101,211 per annumWelfare Officer Lvl 1/2: $70,944 - $101,211 per annum

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern.

What we offer
•    Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
•    Corporate Health and Fitness program
•    11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
•    Annual Leave Loading

Where you'll be working
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Moruya - 305 kilometres south of Sydney and 175 kilometres from Canberra. Moruya has charm and secrets to share with those ready to explore. The coastal drive from Broulee is stunning, with the road running alongside the Moruya River, before opening to reveal a wide flood plain tracking down from the Deua Mountains.

What you'll be doing

The Community Mental Health Clinician provides recovery focused clinical services including assessment, care coordination, intervention, liaison and review for children and young people presenting with symptoms of mental illness, distress and/or risk issues.

Selection Criteria

1. Tertiary Qualifications and current registration with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist OR Tertiary qualifications for Social Worker, Counsellor or Welfare Officer with eligibility for membership for relevant professional association.
2. Demonstrated experience in the provision of contemporary clinical Child and Adolescent Mental Health practice including conducting Mental Health assessments, and the provision of evidence based interventions for children, adolescents and their families/carers, who are experiencing mental illness.
3. Demonstrated understanding of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007).
4. Understanding of the concept and principles of Mental Health rehabilitation and recovery and demonstrated experience and skills using a collaborative, strengths based approach to the care of Mental Health consumers.
5. Demonstrated high level communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with consumers, their families and carers and other stakeholders, and a demonstrated high level proficiency in computer literacy.
6. Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.

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For role related queries or questions contact Jodie Quinnell on **************@health.nsw.gov.au or phone: 02 4474 1***.

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