“Full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society”

About the Role

• Full Time, Permanent Position
• Classification: Health Professional Level 2, with a salary range of $88,486 – $98,899 per annum + Superannuation
• Salary Packaging 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: Penrith
• Generous above award pay and entitlements (see details below)

About Neami National

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

About your new role

As a mental health clinician ( Allied Health Worker), you will draw on your discipline skills, engage with the consumers, other clinicians, the consumer’s treatment team, lived experience peer workers, Neami staff and family/friends/carers to provide high quality needs assessments and interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for consumers accessing the service. The Allied Health Professional positions will look to provide short to medium term supports to individuals and have a strong emphasis on preparing the consumer to leave the service and support their access to holistic and integrated care. This work will focus on clinical needs assessment, collaborative care planning and group facilitation where required.

You will have registration with the relevant accreditation body in your field. It is a responsibility of the incumbent to maintain all registrations requirements with the appropriate registration authority and continuing professional development

What will Neami offer in return?

• Generous leave entitlements including 13 weeks paid parental leave, 4 weeks paid partner leave, 2 days wellbeing leave, 2 days additional carers leave, and 3 days compassionate per occasion
• Access to paid study leave and discipline specific paid external supervision
• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor, with access to discipline specific external supervision
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development Programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar - access a holistic health and wellness offering of supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Work flexibility arrangements available for maintaining your work-life balance

What will you bring to the role?

• A minimum 2 years supervised experience in the area of mental health
• A minimum 2 years relevant professional development and or supervision
• Experience in delivery cognitive behaviour therapy and other evidence-based intervention
• Demonstrated skills in the provision of high-quality assessments and interventions to resolve or ameliorate emotional distress of consumers.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively perform in an environment of change, to be creative when problem solving and work to timelines.
• A high-level interpersonal skill, including the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with clients, their families, friends and carers.
• An understanding of trauma informed care.

What the role requires:

• National Criminal History Check (Police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check required before commencement of work
• Current AHPRA or AASW registration
• Current Drivers licence
• Australian Working Rights

How to apply:

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

If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:

Toula Dellis: Clinical Services Manager: 0459 499 735 / [email protected], using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician - Allied Health Worker - Head to Health - Penrith enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.