Mental Health Clinician

Mental Health Clinician – Child

Permanent Full time

80 hours per fortnight with monthly ADO

About the role
Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service provides timely access to secondary consultation, comprehensive Mental Health assessment, early intervention and evidence-based treatment for young people aged 0 to 25 years, their families. We are looking for a Mental Health Clinician or Senior Clinician depending on your skills and experience to join our Horsham team.

Key Responsibilities

• To undertake comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments of people to identify the young person’s and family needs, and/or referral options. 
• Routinely provide best practice assessment and recovery-oriented psychosocial treatment provision and care.
• Provision of risk assessment and management of people, inclusive of their families where appropriate and wider system consistent with organisational policies and procedures. 

Skills and experience

Psychologist:

• Registered as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Minimum Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology or Neuropsychology with area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology or Neuropsychology.

Occupational Therapist:

• Registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA).  
• An approved Degree from a recognised school of Occupational Therapy or other qualifications approved for eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapy (Vic.).  

Social Worker:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Social Work or Master’s Degree in Social Work.

Registered Nurse:

• Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
• Masters or Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to discounted health club membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, Mental Health, allied health, aged care and support services.

How to apply
Click APPLY or contact Beth Fernandes, Team Leader - Infant, Child and Youth (0-14) on 5320 3030 for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask.  Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.