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Form of work- Women's and Children's Health Network, Division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) - North Adelaide - 5006
- Salary
- Classification - AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3 - $102,641 to $110,094 pro rata
Overview
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service.
Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
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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 for perinatal women.
CAMHS Connect is the triage service for CAMHS in SA and provides a consistent phone entry point for consumers and standardise referral management across CAMHS. Connect staff will undertake phone triage and make recommendations for ongoing mental health support where appropriate. Including to CAMHS teams and other mental health services.
The Opportunity
Exciting opportunities exist within CAMHS to join us as a Senior Allied Health Clinician.
Role Responsibilities:
- Provides a comprehensive therapeutic triage assessment, generating a collaborative future treatment plan for clients accessing the CAMHS services.
- In partnership with the other senior staff, is responsible for day-to-day clinical leadership of CAMHS Connect.
- Uses their knowledge and experience to ensure best practice standards are achieved in relation to entry into CAMHS and is available to consult with other staff within the team around complex clinical presentations.
- Works collaboratively and in partnership with a broad range of government, non-government and private practitioners/service providers, consumers and carers.
- Is accountable for the delivery of high-quality care, which is consistent with the Department of Health & WCHN quality framework.
- The Senior Allied Heath Clinician accepts accountability for the outcomes of the team’s practices in CAMHS Connect, for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy and developing team performance and a positive work culture in the interest of patient/client outcomes.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Australia OR
- Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification and general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and be endorsed in clinical practice OR
- Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication and teamwork.
- Ability to work independently with a high degree of responsibility.
- Clear communication skills in both written and verbal forms.
- Experience in mentoring, managing, and supervising professionals and students.
- Ability to conduct assessments and interventions for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and their families.
To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.
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 women, babies, 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.
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
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. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B
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: 860750
Enquiries
Name: Lynne Whitcher
Title: Administration Coordinator
Phone: 7117 3845
E-mail: lynne.whitcher@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
11/4/2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
AHP3 - Senior Clinician - CAMHS Connect - 860750.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
WCHN Competency Framework.pdf
