Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Clincian

The Ipswich Head to Health (HTH) Centre, funded by Darling Downs and West Morton PHN, offers inclusive, low-stigma Mental Health services, providing assessment, triage, referrals, and immediate support. It caters to individuals at all levels of need, fostering an innovative and flexible approach to service delivery.

The opportunity:
Join our team at Head to Health Ipswich as an Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Clinician. The role of the Occupational Therapist / Mental Health Clinician is to deliver competent, discipline specific and Mental Health evidence-based interventions, aligned with the consumer’s Mental Health needs and goals utilising recovery, strength-based and trauma informed frameworks as practice principles.  

On a day-to-day basis you will:

• Deliver competent and evidence-based occupational therapy services for the Head to Health service in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards with clinical supervision and commensurate with level of experience. This involves actively supporting and promoting the health and wellbeing of consumers of the service.
• Deliver competent evidence-based occupational therapy inclusive of individual occupational formulation, screening, assessment and both individual and group therapeutic interventions for consumers.
• Deliver competent level brief intervention therapeutic services for consumers, including the delivery of a variety of evidence-based interventions to address complex and broad ranging presentations. For example, psychoeducation, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution focused Therapy (SFT).
• Ability to advocate for the Mental Health needs of service consumers and their carers and relevant agencies within the Head to Health team.
• Provide client-centred care to people, incorporating family and significant others where appropriate.

Benefits to you:
Besides shaping an innovative Mental Health service with dedicated staff and supportive leaders fostering a strong team culture, you'll enjoy competitive pay with annual incremental increases and a work environment that prioritises professional growth, skill-building, and staff well-being.

Additional benefits include:

• Joining a newly formed positive, inclusive, values-focussed team.
• Opportunity to salary package up to $15,900 of tax-free income.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Rewards program that offers discounts on hundreds of household brands.
• Access to appropriate and supportive clinical supervision.
• Competitive compensation to align with clinical skillset.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Open Minds here: https://openminds.org.au/careers/.

About you:
Are you a professional, innovative, and caring clinician who thrives as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and enjoys working with a wide range of external stakeholders involved in providing health, Mental Health, and psychosocial services? 

We’re also looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications in occupational therapy from an accredited institution and registration with AHPRA.
• Emerging experience working with people’s Mental Health and well-being, leading to the provision of, inclusive and high-quality therapeutic services, with a solution and changed based focus.
• Skills and experience in the assessment, formulation, and provision of evidence-based treatments of Mental Health disorders.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and developing and implementing risk management plans, including delivery of crisis intervention.
• Strong knowledge of the Mental Health system, government policy and legislation, and professional standards and codes of ethics as they pertain to working with people and their Mental Health.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with other professionals in a multi-disciplinary team, as well as consult, liaise and work with a wide range of external stakeholders involved in the provision of health, Mental Health, and psychosocial services to people.

About Open Minds Integrated Mental Health Services:

At Open Minds our values of Integrity, Curiosity, Together, People Centered and Respect are the foundation of our organisational culture. They shape everything we do from the care we provide to the collaborative environment we foster. 

We have been a leading provider of Mental Health services to local communities for over 111 years, operating sites across NSW and QLD. Our services include:

• Headspace centres (for individuals aged 12-25)
• Head to Health centres and satellite sites (for adults)
• Universal aftercare services
• Psychosocial support programs
• Clinical care and coordination

We are dedicated to collaborating with our health partners, stakeholders, local communities, and families to consistently deliver safe, high-quality, recovery-oriented care.

Be part of an exciting time of growth and opportunity in an organisation that you can be proud of!

Apply now, we can’t wait to meet you!