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SalaryMental Health Clinician, Safeguards, Child And AdolescentMental Health Response - South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Mental Health ServiceEmployment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $53.23 - $64.88 per hour, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ478783An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in a multidisciplinary team as a member of the SESLHD Safeguards Team, a recently dedicated CAMHS resource designed to provide innovative & best practice care to children & adolescents aged 0-17 years experiencing acute Mental Health distress. The team will be based at Kogarah and provide services across the LHD catchment area, working in partnership with existing CAMHS and youth Mental Health teams. The team will provide rapid, mobile & flexible care, including: assertive outreach, brief care coordination & time-limited therapeutic interventions. The Safeguards Team will operate 7 days/week with limited hours at the weekends and extended hours on some weekdays. The team will respond to young people and their families who are in crisis, both in the community & in hospital-based settings through face to face, phone & telehealth appointments.The Safeguards Community Clinician, working with the multidisciplinary team and in partnership with other service providers, will provide evidence-based brief therapeutic and systemic intervention. This may include individual, family, parenting and group therapy, and will require collaborative skills to work with wider systems such educational, community and non-government services.This is a multi-disciplinary position open to Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers (Level 3) and Occupational Therapists (level 3) with appropriate Child and Adolescent experience to apply.For more information we encourage you to contact Gareth Brown on gareth.brown@health.nsw.gov.auInterviews are expected to be held between 29/04/2024 and 03/05/2024Where you'll be working
Safeguards Team, Kirk Place, Kogarah.What you'll be doing
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.Safeguards is a specific multi-disciplinary program within community CAMHS that provides early and brief therapeutic intervention for children and young people (0-17) experiencing acute Mental Health distress. The Safeguards clinician, working with the multidisciplinary team and in partnership with other service providers, provides flexibly delivered evidence-based mental brief therapeutic intervention, and systemic intervention. This may include individual, family, parenting and group therapy, and collaboration with wider systems such educational, community and non-government services.Safeguards program aims to facilitate early access to treatment. To this end the service provides local community centre appointments, as well as outreach appointments (e.g. school or home visits), or in-reach to inpatient settings to facilitate early community treatment.If you are an overseas qualified Social Worker, you are required to have your qualifications assessed by the AASW to meet the position criteria.Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.All workers and new recruits are required to receive 2 doses of a Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine to commence employment/ engagement or continue to work within a NSW Health service.A worker and new recruit will be considered compliant if they have a medical contraindication to all available Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccines and provide medical contraindication evidence in line with the policy requirements.In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza or COVID-19 vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:Selection Criteria: * Relevant tertiary qualifications in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy. Clinical Psychologists must have minimum postgraduate Masters in Clinical Psychology and current registration with AHPRA. For Social Work, experience as a Level 2 clinician and eligibility for membership of AASW. Occupational Therapist must have current AHPRA registration and experience as a Level 2 clinician.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience working therapeutically with children, adolescents, young people and their families in a systemic way.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in using evidence based treatments.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in using family-based interventions models.
- Extensive experience working with families from culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
- Experience in providing Mental Health assessments and identifying and managing risk with children, adolescents and youth populations.
- Experience in planning, implementation and reporting on quality improvement projects in support of clinical service development.
- Current NSW Driver's Licence with a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position.
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