• Are you a Registered Psychologist seeking an opportunity in an established not-for-profit service to help your clients achieve great mental health outcomes?
• Are you keen to work in a team of diverse clinicians with fortnightly peer supervision and in-house CPD?
• Are you looking to join an established modern practice where there is growth and stability?

With over 100 years of experience, Open Minds works to enhance mental health and wellbeing by delivering a range of tailored options and core supports focused on the individual needs of each person. We believe that every individual deserves personalised support in the areas of mental health and disability.

Due to the expansion of our service offering across Brisbane's Northside, we are seeking suitably qualified and experienced Psychologists, Mental Health Accredited Social Workers, Mental Health Accredited Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists to join our team.

Located in the Morayfield Health Hub, the team works as members of an integrated primary / community health team comprising over 40 FTE GPs and other allied health services including pharmacy, radiology community nursing and rehab, dentistry and hearing loss.

Psychologists working at the Open Minds Mental Health Hub support clients across a wide range of age groups and issues on an individual or group basis. Psychologists with special interest areas as well as those early in their career seeking a supportive team to grow their skills and expertise are equally encouraged to apply.

As a Clinician working in the Morayfield Mental Health Hub you will:

• Provide contemporary, evidence based psychological support services to clients in individual or group settings and maintain up-to-date client records and comply with data collection standards;
• Assess and manage risk appropriately, being conscious of both client risk and organisational risk;
• Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders involved in the provision of health, mental health and psychosocial services to clients;
• Participate in relevant training and development activities to maintain currency of knowledge and capability;
• Other duties consistent with the position where required and/or requested by management from time to time;
• Maintain client confidentiality and adhere to duty of care and relevant legislative requirements as required and/or appropriate;
• Comply with continuous clinical quality improvement activities to improve the service provision and outcomes for clients.

Essential Skills:

• Eligibility to provide counselling and interventions under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (i.e. be registered, or eligible for registration, with Medicare Australia and have a site specific Medicare Provider Number);
• Approved tertiary qualifications in psychology
• Be registered with AHPRA;
• Minimum of two years’ experience in the assessment, diagnosis and provision of evidence-based treatments of mental health disorders;
• Experience working with mental health and well-being across a broad client base, leading to the provision of inclusive and high quality therapeutic services, with a recovery and strengths based focus;
• Ability to work independently, with strong organisational and time management skills;
• A current positive Working with Children Check, or the ability to undergo such a check (if MHSW/MHOT);
• A current positive Criminal History Screen Clearance, or the ability to undergo such a check (if MHSW/MHOT)

With an established modern practice and growing case load, this is an ideal opportunity to make a real impact whilst enjoying the benefits of a stable working environment. Opportunities as a salaried staff member or sub-contractor are on offer.

Open Minds is a registered NDIS provider. Our team works to enhance mental health and wellbeing by delivering tailored supports to people living with mental ill health, disability or acquired brain injury.

www.openminds.org.au