• Urgent Mental Health Care Centre (UMHCC)
• For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

• Casual Position
• Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2, with salary range of $63.30 - $66.50 per hour including casual loading + Superannuation OR
• Classification: Health Professional Level 2, with a salary range of $60.04 - $67.19 per hour including casual loading + Superannuation
• Shift Work across 24/7 roster
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Urgent Mental Health Care Centre, Adelaide, SA

About your new role

The Urgent Mental Health Care Centre (UMHCC) is a 24/7 service, providing an alternative to emergency departments for people experiencing a mental health crisis or distress. As an allied health professional, the Mental Health Clinician will draw on their discipline skills to contribute to the multidisciplinary team alongside Peer Workers, Mental Health Registered Nurses, and Medical Practitioners. The Mental Health Clinician will engage with guests (consumers), the guest's support people, and the multidisciplinary team to complete high quality assessments. The Mental Health Clinician will have a strong emphasis on clinical assessment, crisis containment and brief therapeutic engagement, and preparing the guest to transition home with a collaborative safety plan.

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improve their quality of life in a way that suits them.

We're proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

• Connecting
• Collaborating
• Learning
• Belonging

What will Neami offer

• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

What you will bring to the role

• Formal tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or related
• Current full registration as an Enrolled Nurse/Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR
• Current full registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR
• Current full registration as a Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), or be eligible to hold membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Ongoing compliance with CPD and professional registration requirements.
• Experience in mental health practice.
• Demonstrated ability to form and nurture partnerships with government and non-government mental health, emergency, and community service providers.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries, demonstrate empathy and build trust.
• Strong capacity to engage effectively when working with discomfort, distress and people experiencing crisis.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing demands and exercise sound judgement.
• Experience in working as a member of a transdisciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation.
• Ability to adapt communication style to meet the needs of a diverse range of people and identify changing needs within a group.
• Knowledge of trauma informed care.
• Strong computer literacy and written communication skills.

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check
• Australian working rights

How to Apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description attached below.

To apply for this position, please:

• Click the 'Apply Now' button where you will need to create a username and password
• Upload your resume and cover letter.

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked). Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Mark Rawson | Clinical Lead | [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician - Adelaide enquiry via EthicalJobs

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, please email [email protected] for assistance.

If your application is shortlisted:

• We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions.
• We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami.

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people. Click here for the full statement