AddressJob reference: 827919
Location: - VARIOUS -
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Various Metropolitan and Regional Locations
- Salary
- AHP1 – Allied Health Professional L1 - $67,466 to $82,359 pro rata
- AHP2 - Allied Health Professional L2 - $86,950 to $100,729 pro rata
- Employment - Full time and Part Time - Ongoing Permanent/Temporary - Multiple Contracts Available
On top of this, as an employee of Women’s and Children’s Health Network, you will have access to Salary Sacrifice benefits with MAXXIA which allows for generous salary sacrifice arrangements each FBT year as a special benefit for employees of the local Health Networks. A Meal Entertainment allowance per FBT year can also be salary sacrificed out of your pre-tax income to cover costs over and above the Everyday living expenses benefit.
This position may attract additional financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas. Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.
Overview
The Women's and Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women and children in Adelaide and South Australia.
We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions and SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service. We also provide important community-based services, of which the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is an integral part.
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a free community-based tertiary mental health service provided through the WCHN across South Australia, providing care to those with severe and/or complex mental health needs. CAMHS provides services to: infants / children / young people up to 18 (16 in some areas) for community, statewide and hospital-based services / perinatal women.
Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care provided either within our hospital or via our community based services.
The Opportunity
Multiple exciting opportunities exist to join the CAMHS team as a Clinical Psychologist AHP1 or as an AHP2 if provisionally registered and completing Master’s Degree requirements within 6 months of commencement of employment.
Please also contact us to discuss your interest in employment and your specific circumstances if you:
- Are endorsed in Health or Forensic psychology; or
- Are seeking employment at the AHP3 level ($102,641 to $110,094) level
by contacting Anne Gannoni, Principal Lead Psychologist (contact details provided below).
As a CAMHS Clinical Psychologist, you will;
- Provide high quality mental health services for children, adolescents and their families
- Provide a range of specialist, evidence-based interventions
- Contribute discipline specific expertise and be supported to develop your clinical knowledge and expertise within a multi-disciplinary team
- Participate in the identification of mental health needs in the community.
- Undertake standardised, reliable and validated psychometric assessments.
- Demonstrate competency in a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions.
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
Why Work in Adelaide/South Australia?
Our relaxed yet prosperous and affordable lifestyle, ease of travel, low population density, safety, and abundance of cultural and leisure activities, makes South Australia one of the great boutique regions of the world. A stunning climate to live in, an interesting, challenging and flexible place to work with multiple work locations offering the potential for short commute times. Please see further information on the great benefits of living and working in South Australia https://iworkfor.sa.gov.au/iworkforsa/why-sixreasons.php
Benefits of Joining us
Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable, children and young people, you will also receive an attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time employment.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 827919
Need to speak to someone about this role, please contact: Anne Gannoni, Principal Lead: Psychology, CAMHS, Phone: (08) 8161 7***, E-mail: ************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date - Sunday 30 June 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
AHP1. 2 - Psychologist - CAMHS - Role Description - 827919.pdf
WCHN Competency Framework.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
Further information for overseas candidates can be found here
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
