• Permanent Part-Time Role, 30.4 Hours per week
• Attractive Salary Packaging Options
• Dynamic Supportive Team

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading community health service as a Mental Health Clinician in the Mental Health Head to Help Team, Inner East. This is a part-time, permanent position (4 days a week).

The Mental Health Clinician will deliver individual and group-based psychological interventions to consumers. The Mental Health Clinician will work as a part of the multidisciplinary team to assess and deliver evidence-based treatment to consumers, including to people whose mental health has been impacted by COVID-19. This includes undertaking mental health assessments, developing goals and treatment plans, providing psychological interventions and working with parents/carers/family members and other professionals in a shared care approach. Services may be delivered in person or via telehealth.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical assessment of consumers which includes mental health, AOD, psychosocial, functional and family domains
• Work collaboratively with consumers, family/carers and other health professionals to develop and implement Collaborative Care Plans
• Undertake initial and ongoing risk assessments of clients and develop risk management plans
• Provide evidence-based psychological interventions and support to consumers
• Liaise with referrers and GPs in relation to reviewing consumer progress and ensure all consumers have a regular clinical review
• Develop and co-facilitate group-based therapeutic interventions
• Provide services in both face-to-face and telehealth modalities
• Participate in shared care with internal and external services, including attendance at care team meetings, case coordination and clinical reviews
• Work within the scope of practice defined for the role and as agreed with line manager

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Key attributes of the successful applicant will include, but are not limited to:

• An empathic, creative and professional therapeutic style
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of mental health assessment, case formulation and treatment
• Experience and/or training in a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions (such as CBT, ACT, mindfulness, solution-focussed therapy)
• Genuine interest in working with clients with a range of mental health and psychosocial concerns, including those with co-occurring conditions
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, make decisions, organise workload, set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work creatively and safely with consumers from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTIQ, CALD and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• Proficiency with electronic health record systems (such as TrakCare, and Fixus - if these programs are not familiar, assistance will be provided in learning these systems by AccessHC during the induction phase) and in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
• Tertiary qualifications in psychology and current registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist (provisional psychologist with sufficient experience may be considered) or
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work and accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) as a Mental Health Social Worker, or eligibility and plans to obtain accreditation as a Mental Health Social Worker within the first twelve months of employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate

In line with the Access COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and Victorian Government's Public Health Order, it is a mandatory condition of employment for a successful applicant to provide AccessHC with evidence of their Covid Vaccination prior to appointment.

Culture & Benefits

People love working at Access Health & Community because we offer:

• Generous salary packaging opportunities
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Commitment to work-life balance
• Paid parental leave
• Monthly ADO (for full time employees)

About Access Health & Community

We are a not for profit community health organisation operating in more than twelve locations across Melbourne. With caring at our centre, our mission is to build healthier lives together with our communities and deliver excellent health services for all. AccessHC delivers medical, health and community services for all ages. We employ over 250 employees across Eastern Melbourne.

To Apply

Please click Apply Now to submit your application including your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria. Please refer to the position description on the website for the key selection criteria and further information: https://accesshc.org.au/careers/

Access Health and Community is a Child Safe Organisation.

Access Health and Community is a provider of disability services. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a NDIS Screening Check prior to appointment.

Access Health and Community actively encourages applications from Aboriginal peoples and people from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse background

Irina Hart
Mental Health Manager
[email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician enquiry via EthicalJobs

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