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, Maximum Term Contract until July 2027 (Parental Leave Cover)
• Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2 salary range of Level 2: $100,064 - $105,123; per annum pro rata + Superannuation OR
• Classification: Health Professional Level Level 2: $94,927 - $106,210 per annum pro rata + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements apply,
• Location: Southern Wellbeing Hub, Morphett Vale, SA

About Southern Wellbeing Hub

The Southern Wellbeing Hub is a service for people who are experiencing mental health concerns. The service delivery reflects principals of Trauma Informed Care and Recovery Oriented practice.

The Southern Wellbeing Hub service provides a holistic approach to care, addressing a range of social, physical, and emotional needs informed by Collaborative Relational Practice (CRP) and supported by best practice in evidence-based and evidence-informed care.

Services range from low intensity therapeutic support, for people presenting with mild mental health conditions, to psychological therapies for people with mild to moderate conditions. Individuals with chronic and complex mental health conditions can receive clinical care coordination, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) groups, psychiatric support and peer led service navigation.

About your new role

In this Mental Health Clinician role, you will have a background in and be registered as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or a Mental Health Nurse including mental health accreditation with the relevant accreditation body in your field. If this accreditation has not yet been achieved, it is expected that this would be achieved within one year of working in the service.

You will:

• Draw on your disciplinary skills and engage with consumers, the consumers treatment team, their family, friends, and carers
• Provide high quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for consumers
• Play an active role in disciplinary knowledge sharing with your colleagues and creating a reciprocal learning environment for staff.

What will Neami offer

• Generous leave entitlements including Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata)
• Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
• 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 Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or related
• Current full registration as a 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)

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:

Tom Rhodes, Clinical Service Manager - [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician - Morphett Vale 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 thatis accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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