Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 24th Nov 2020
headspace Melton is seeking a tertiary qualified allied health practitioner (such as psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists) or nurse with a mental health background to join our driven and inclusive multi-disciplinary team to deliver excellent youth friendly early intervention services. You will be well supported operationally and clinically to ensure your career at Orygen is both fulfilling and rewarding without compromising on your life goals.
If you have a passion for the field of youth mental health and want to make a real difference to the lives of young people and their families and share Orygen’s values of Respect, Accountability, Teamwork, Excellence and Innovation, then we would love you to apply for our headspace Melton Access Team Clinician role!
We believe that all young people deserve to grow into adulthood with optimal mental health. Everything we do is focused on this outcome. Orygen is leading and redefining what’s possible in global research, policy, education and clinical care. Find out more on our website.
Orygen operates headspace Melton. headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds, along with assistance in promoting young peoples’ wellbeing. Find out more on the headspace website.
The Access Team Clinician holds a critical role in contributing to the provision of high quality, early intervention intake and assessment services to young people, their families/carers and community professional/agencies. The Access Team Clinician will:
Depending on your skills and experience, a salary of $57,265 - $75,148 p.a. (pro rata) is offered + superannuation + generous NFP salary packaging + flexible work/life balance benefits + great supportive team + purposeful work that makes a real difference to lives of young people and their families and carers + career opportunities within an organisation that is the leader in youth mental health.
Essential to the role is that you are tertiary qualified in a relevant discipline such as Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing and have provisional or full registration with AHPRA or eligible for registration with AASW. You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health outcomes for young people. In addition, you will bring:
To see the FULL selection criteria and learn more about this opportunity, please refer to the Position Description below or contact Denise Poyser at [email protected], using the subject line: Access Team Clinician - headspace Melton enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential discussion.
Orygen is dedicated to gender equality, diversity and inclusivity. We strive to continue to build a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD people. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.