ABOUT CANTEEN

Just when life should be full of possibilities, cancer can crash into a young person’s world and shatter everything. Canteen provides young people impacted by cancer, and their parents, with access to a team of Allied Health Professionals who deliver programs, counselling and a range of other group and individual support activities.

The team at Canteen assist these young people to access the support they need to develop and maintain the skills and confidence to live healthy and happy lives.

Canteen also engages in community awareness and seeks to develop awareness of cancer support for young people around Australia. Canteen aims to create highly accessible, youth friendly, integrated service hubs as well as a range of online supports, that provide evidence-based interventions and support to young people aged 12–25 years impacted by cancer.

JOB SUMMARY

As the Senior Clinician, you will carry a caseload which may have young people and parents with higher needs or who are experiencing greater complexity in their circumstances. You will also be involved in the provision of mentoring and support to junior colleagues, act as an immediate escalation point to local Psychosocial Staff, contribute to Psychosocial strategy and chairing/ coordinating Psychosocial Review Meetings (PRM) and Case Reviews as required by the National Clinical Advisor. The Senior Clinician will hold tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, Occupational Therapy, Counselling or a related field. Your local knowledge and clinical expertise will also be utilised to assist in the development and delivery of evidence based psychosocial interventions and programs for young people and families.

Although most work will be conducted during the day, some of our young people and families may require structured/ pre-approved supported interventions during the evening and on weekends, so you must be willing to accommodate this. Whilst it is expected that this position could provide psychosocial interventions via telephone and online video support (zoom/ Skype/Teams), some travel regionally and around Australia may also be required to provide a high-level of face-to-face support to both young people, families and staff.

The position will ensure adherence to the Best Practice and evidence informed clinical standards of the service in line with the Canteen Psychosocial Model. They will contribute to the development and enhancement of innovative clinical services within Canteen in collaboration with other departments of Canteen along with the National Clinical Advisor and the Manager of Psychosocial Support.

The role will be an immediate and local escalation and touch point for psychosocial staff for the purposes of ad-hoc consultation and support where required.

ESSENTIAL SELECTION CRITERIA

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline (Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, Occupational Therapy, Nursing)
• Current registration with AHPRA (Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Nurse) or Eligibility for membership of the AASW (Social Worker), PACFA or similar peak accreditation body.
• 3- 5 years’ experience in clinical practice within the mental health/youth health field, with specific experience working with young people

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

• Substantial experience (minimum 3 years) in clinical practice within the mental health/grief and bereavement field, with specific exposure working with young people. Experience working with youth impacted by chronic health conditions such as cancer would be highly regarded, however not essential.
• Sound Knowledge of risk assessment and management of suicide risk, self harm, risk taking behaviours with young people
• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan and coordinate individualised psychological interventions to meet the needs of young people
• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality assessment and evidence-based psychosocial interventions, within a stress-vulnerability and recovery framework for young people
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Grief and Loss Models and therapeutic principles (ACT)
• Aptitude for applying innovation in clinical approaches with youth and their significant others

PERSONAL QUALITIES:

• Warm and approachable, ability to listen actively, friendly and professional
• High level of integrity, honesty and commitment
• Highly motivated, team player & ability to handle stressful situations
• Adaptable to change
• A high level of initiative and a disciplined and determined approach
• Professionalism and attention to quality and detail
• Highly motivated and able to engender that in team members
• Strong communication and networking skills
• Desire to work for CanTeen, affinity with our Mission and Values and a desire to work with young people

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:

Location: Perth, WA

Job type: Permanent, full time

Hours of work: 5 days / 37.5 hours per week

For more information about the role see the information pack attached.