Senior Clinician - Camhs Acute Response Team - Safeguards

Employment Type: Permanent Full and Part Time Opportunities
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1, Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, Clinical Psychologist, Counsellor Level 3, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Social Worker, Level 3
Remuneration: Dependant on Qualifications + 11% Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ469577
Applications Close: Thursday, 29th February 2024
Safeguards Clinician
Taree Community Health Service
About us:

• The Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Acute Response Team (Safeguards) delivers short-term, rapid, extended-hours mental health assessment and intervention services.
• Operating as a multidisciplinary team, Safeguards focuses on assessing and providing brief interventions to address mental health crises in young people and their families/carers.
• These interventions encompass risk management, stabilisation, safety planning, containment, brief intervention, and facilitating connections with various agencies and services.

Testimonials:

• "I’ve worked within CAMHS for many years and Safeguards’ innovative way of working with acute risk has reinvigorated my enthusiasm for work with young people - Clinical Nurse Consultant
• “We couldn’t have gotten through the past few weeks successfully without Safeguards strong connection and caring guidance through this rough time” - Family.
• "For the many years I have worked in HNE Mental Health, CAMHS presentations have changed in such a huge way, driven by societal change, that Safeguards has been desperately needed and is gratefully received" - Stakeholder.

About the role:

• This role has flexibility in how support is provided to young people by offering families outreach support including home visits/community-based appointments and offering families appointments outside of usual business hours.
• There are multiple opportunities available within this team, and both Permanent Full Time & Permanent Part Time available (job share considered) – location Taree. These positions will be on a rotating roster which will include afternoon shifts and weekends/public holidays.
• You will be embedded within the CAMHS Acute Response Team (Safeguards) and reports to the Safeguards Team Leader. You will be professional responsibility to the appropriate HNELHD Mental Health - Head of Discipline and will be linked into in discipline specific supervision and supports, alongside the clinical supports of the Safeguards Team.

Benefits:

• Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 11%

- Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing. * Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

Requirements:

• Must hold a qualification in one of the following: Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Counsellor (Degree in Bachelor of Health Science Mental Health, Djirruwang Program), Occupational Therapy which provides

eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association / provisional or general registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
For Nursing, current unrestricted registration with AHPRA & meet the requirement.
For Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1, hold required post graduate qualifications in the specialty field
and meet the experience requirements for appointment under the NSW Public Health System Nurses'
& Midwives' State Award. * Current unrestricted Australian drivers' license
About you:
Our ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:

• Emotionally intelligent, client centred, passionate, and enthusiastic Senior Clinician who has the ability to support the needs young people and their families during an acute mental health crisis.
• Experience in acute child and adolescent mental health is preferred, however, not essential, you would need to demonstrate that you are effective and efficient learner with transferable skills in acute mental health.
• Expert interpersonal relationships will be key in this role.

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• Sophie Phillips on 0439 215 482 or via Sophie.Phillips@health.nsw.gov.au
• Lois Ross on 4924 5959 or via Lois.Ross@health.nsw.gov.au

Information for Applicants:

• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit:
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. * This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive
for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy. * All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
• Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
• HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of

such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses. * Connect with us on
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