For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

• Full-Time Permanent
• Classification: Health Professional Level 2 with a salary range of $99,432 - $111,229 per annum or Registered Nurse Level 2 with a salary range of $104,826 - $110,122 per annum + Superannuation
• 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: Casuarina, NT 0810 - Darwin Medicare Mental Health Centre

About your new role

As an allied health professional and Mental Health Clinician, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality, person-centred care to individuals accessing the Centre.

In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues, clinical staff and Peer workers to provide a range of supports, including clinical care, social and emotional wellbeing and psychosocial assistance. Your work will focus on individuals experiencing mental health crises and/or emotional distress, ensuring care is tailored to their unique needs.

Service delivery will be guided by the principles of Trauma-Informed Care and Recovery.

This position requires participation in a rotating roster, including day, evening, and weekend shifts and participation in outreach.

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

• Generous leave entitlements including Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata if part-time)
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
• Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
• 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 Psychology, Social Work or Occupational Therapy or related
• Current full registration as a Psychologist or Occupational Therapist with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) essential, OR
• Current full registration as a Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or eligibility with AASW OR
  
  • Counselling or Psychotherapy with current level 3 membership with ACA or clinical PACFA registration, where permitted within jurisdictional or program specific requirements.
• 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.

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
• Australian working rights
• A valid driver's licence

How to Apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (please select the paperclip icon in the top right-hand corner).

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:

Pamela Marwood | Clinical Service Manager | 0400 216 442 - [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician - Casuarina 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