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SalaryReference Number 65597
Position Title Clinical Coordinator - Jacana Clinic
Employment Type Fixed Term Part Time
Entity Monash Health
Department Developmental Paediatrics Monash Children's Hospital
Location Monash Children's Hospital
Position Summary
- Play a key role in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Working in Victoria's leading FASD assessment service building capacity across
- Grade 4, 0.4 EFT, 2 year fixed term
About the Role
We are pleased to announce that we have an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced Senior Psychologist/Allied Health Clinician to provide leadership to the Jacana team at Monash Children’s Hospital as Clinical Coordinator, to consolidate and support the multi-disciplinary assessment of young children with pre-natal alcohol exposure and boarder neurodevelopmental problems. This is a part-time (0.4 EFT), 2 year fixed-term role. The role will include coordinating the activities of the multi-disciplinary team in preparing for and providing weekly assessment clinics, this will include screening appropriate referrals, identifying assessments required under the Australian FASD Diagnostic Guidelines (2016), initiating pre-clinic assessments, and coordinating multidisciplinary assessments.
About Us
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Service, through Developmental Paediatrics, provides specialist multidisciplinary assessments for children with pre-natal alcohol exposure, who show complex neurological, developmental, and behavioural symptoms. The service also delivers education, information and resources to communities at high risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and provides clinical training in FASD diagnosis for paediatricians, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and social workers. The FASD Services at Monash Children’s Hospital comprises pathways for children 0-3 years through Jacana Clinic, and 3-10 years through VicFAS. This role is with the Jacana Clinic.
About You
You are a highly-skilled Paediatric clinician in either Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology. You have extensive experience in developmental assessment of young children in early intervention, child development, infant mental health or disability settings. You have strong leadership skills and a passion to work with babies and young children. You are keen to be a key part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team that is building this innovative service. You also have the following qualities:
- Passion for working with children and infants
- Great organisation and ability to work across caseloads
- Committed to delivering patient centred care and patient advocacy
- Experience working as part of a wide multidisciplinary team
- Great communication skills with patients, families and other team members
- Senior psychologist or Senior Allied Health Clinician (OT, Speech)
- Current relevant AHPRA / discipline specific accreditations
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the field of early childhood development or infant mental health in your discipline, at a minimum P3 (or equivalent) level.
- Demonstrated experience as indicated in the position description
- Australian working rights
We will look to provide you with:
- A supportive learning environment
- Ongoing professional development
- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your skills and knowledge base
- Work within an experienced multidisciplinary team
- Work life balance
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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).
For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under Position Documents. Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.
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