Mental Health Clinician (Access and Care Coordination)

Mental Health Clinician (Access and Care Coordination)

Join headspace and have a direct role in the engagement, assessment and coordination of care for young people and their families/friends!

Classifications

• Healthcare & Medicine
• Mental Health
• Contract or Temp

Key points

• Salary up to 80K (depending on skills and experience) + Super + Package
• Work with a highly experienced and skilled multi-disciplinary team
• Part-time or Full-time contracts available.

Description

About us

Established in 2006, headspace is making a difference to the lives of thousands of young Australians in the area of youth mental health, by:

• Giving young Australians and their families the opportunity to seek help early
• Making it easier for young people and their families to access information
• Creating awareness and educating young people, families and the broader community about how to get help

headspace Cairns (under the direction of the RFDS (Qld) Services Limited) is an innovative youth service, delivering primary and mental health, alcohol and drug services, social educational and vocational services to young people aged 12-25 years.

The Role

• Maximum term, full-time or part time until June 2022 with the possibility of extension in line with ongoing funding
• Cairns location

As the Access & Care Coordination Officer you will have a direct role in the engagement, assessment and coordination of care for young people aged 12-25 years and their families/friends that contact headspace Cairns.

You will determine an appropriate service provision pathway to ensure that they receive seamless, coordinated, high quality and youth friendly services. You will also be delivering evidence-based youth mental health interventions to young people.

What we are looking for:

To be successful in this role you will need to hold tertiary qualification in Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work from a recognised tertiary institution. Hold current AHPRA or AASW professional registration. Provisional Psychologists who are eligible for professional registration will be considered for this position.

You will also have:

Demonstrated experience in;

• Mental health assessment, and subsequent coordination of access to appropriate service provision
• Provision of mental health services to young people, and their families
• Knowledge of contemporary evidence-based therapeutic interventions
• Brief evidence-based mental health interventions, counselling services and treatment planning
• Highly developed communication (including written) and interpersonal skills
• Engaging with young people, advocate on their behalf
• Establishing and maintain effective relationships with staff, clients, carers and stakeholders

Our benefits

• Base Salary 65- 80K (Depending on experience and qualifications)
• Base + Salary packaging up to 16K + Super
• Valuable professional experience with working with young people
• Opportunity to be a part of the iconic headspace and Royal Flying Doctor Service team
• Experience working in a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team
• Development and training opportunities provided
• We provide extensive and supportive orientation, training and development programs
• Employee Assistance Program Advice for staff and their families (support, nutrition & financial)

Please note: This role will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug and alcohol test, obtain a blue card and will be subject to criminal history check. Flexible working hours including work outside of core business hours may also be a requirement of the role

RFDS (Queensland Section) works with vulnerable patients and clients in remote parts of Queensland and provides an essential service to many regional and remote communities. To ensure the health and safety of our staff, our patients, clients and these communities, as well as to manage the risks involved in service delivery and COVID-19 transmission in these communities and our workplaces, our staff are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are the successful candidate the requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including maintaining any recommended booster requirements, will be a term of your employment, as will the requirement to provide proof of vaccination.

Interested?

Please submit your application including demonstrated experience that highlights your suitability for this opportunity. For further information please contact recruitment@rfdsqld.com.au or Gabrielle Gill- Manager- headspace Cairns on ggill@headspacecairns.org.au

This role will close on the 10th November 2021 however, shortlisting may begin prior to this point.

The RFDS and headspace are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.