• Join a supportive, multidisciplinary team with a leading organisation in youth mental health
• Make a real difference in access to care for young people
• Well regarded supervision and career development opportunities in clinical care and research
• Part time (0.6 FTE), fixed term contract until 30 June 2022
• Based at headspace Craigieburn or Melton
• Access to generous NFP salary packaging and flexible work/life balance arrangements

The Opportunity

Working within a multi-disciplinary team, the Access Team Clinician holds a pivotal role within the headspace centre. The Access Team Clinician will contribute to developing and providing high quality, early intervention intake/assessment services to young people, their families/carers and community professional/agencies. The Access Team Clinician will have a direct role in the engagement, assessment and coordination of care for young people accessing headspace services, and will assist in the referral of young people to appropriate programs (including research interventions) either within the headspace centre or other community agencies. In addition, the position will participate in community awareness raising activities that promote early help-seeking for mental health and substance use problems in young people.

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 carers and share Orygen’s values of respect, accountability, teamwork, excellence and innovation, then we would love you to apply for the Access Team Clinician role!

About Orygen

The why behind what we do is important. 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.

The role & your impact

Orygen operates five headspace centres and associated services in Craigieburn, Glenroy, Melton, Sunshine and Werribee with funding from the North Western Primary Health Network and support from headspace: the National Youth Mental Health Foundation.

Your role as the Access Team Clinician aims to improve access to services and continuity of care for young people across four core streams of service: mental health; alcohol and other drugs; primary care; and social recovery/vocational services. Your day may include:

• Comprehensive intake service to young people, community members and professionals seeking services.           
• Conducting initial assessments with young people and their families/carers, using the agreed headspace psycho-social assessment tool, to determine client suitability for ongoing headspace services.
• Delivering evidence-based brief interventions, including group interventions, with young people and their families/carers.
• Maintaining accurate and timely electronic medical records.
• Participating in regular clinical case review meetings and multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure appropriate, consistent and coordinated service pathways and service delivery response for young people and their families/carers.
• Participating in and promoting research and evaluation projects conducted at the headspace centre.

• Participating in the development and delivery of school- and community-based mental health awareness/promotion activities as appropriate.

• Supporting youth and family/carer participation at the centre.

Benefits

This is a part time (0.6 FTE), fixed term contract until 30 June 2022 at either headspace Craigieburn or Melton.

Depending on your skills and experience, a salary of $57,000 - $75,000 p.a. (pro-rata) is offered plus superannuation, access to generous NFP salary packaging, flexible work/life balance benefits, well regarded supervision and a supportive team, career growth and development opportunities, purposeful work that makes a real difference to lives of young people and their families and carers and career opportunities within an organisation that is the leader in youth mental health.

About you

To be successful in this role, the following key selection criteria must be met:

• Approved tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing).
• Provisional or full registration with AHPRA or eligibility for full registration with AASW.
• Experience in the provision of mental health care, including completion of mental health assessments; risk assessment and crisis intervention/safety planning; psychoeducation and short-term/brief interventions to young people experiencing mental health and/or substance use problems.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to determine and plan for a young person’s recovery and support needs, employing a shared-decision making approach.
• Demonstrated sound ability to make decisions, problem solve, and risk manage, in relation to conducting intake and assessments and determining a young people’s suitability for ongoing treatment/support services at the centre.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to liaise and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to supporting clinical research within the service.

To view the FULL selection criteria and learn more about this opportunity, please view the attached Position Description or contact [email protected] (headspace, Craigieburn) or [email protected] (headspace, Melton), using the subject line: Access Team Clinician - headspace enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential discussion.