• 0.8 FTE part-time position
• Attractive senior salary is negotiable
• Work life balance with a mix of client facing work and building the student program at headspace Coffs Harbour.
• Immerse yourself in rewarding work with young people aged 12-25 and their families and friends across a broad range of presentations and needs
• Collaborate and enjoy a supportive multi-disciplinary team environment that promotes shared reflective practice
• Maximum term up to 30 June 2024 in the Clinical Educator part of the role with the opportunity to continue in the Allied Health component of the role
• Enjoy the great lifestyle location of Coffs Harbour and surrounds
• Generous training opportunities

About our organisation and services

GenHealth Inc is a not-for-profit non-government multi-disciplinary organisation providing evidence based primary, specialist, allied and health promotion services across the mid and north coast of NSW. We pride ourselves on coming from this region and living our values: ethical, person-centred, embracing diversity, caring and respectful.

GenHealth is the lead agency and operates the Coffs Harbour Women's Health Centre, headspace Coffs Harbour and headspace Grafton. Our headspace Centres at Grafton and Coffs Harbour (funded by Healthy North Coast) aim to:

• promote early identification and effective, evidence-based interventions for 12-25 year olds (www.headspace.org.au);
• improve access to mental health services; and
• specialist providers and primary health care working together within an accessible and integrated service framework.

About the Clinical Educator part of the role

The Clinical Educator role is funded (via a grant from headspace National) to support the implementation of the Student Placement stream of the NSW Recovery Program at the headspace Centre. The Clinical Educator role is designed to increase senior clinician support for students and facilitate connections to universities.

The role will be responsible for establishing and delivering a student placement program at headspace Coffs Harbour. The Clinical Educator will also support clinical supervision of students and other clinical staff. The Clinical Educator will participate and support other NSW Recovery activities as negotiated with NSW Recovery team and headspace services.

In consultation with the Centre Manager and Clinical Lead at headspace Coffs Harbour, the Clinical Educator will:

• Develop and maintain relationships with relevant universities to identify suitable students for placement at headspace Coffs Harbour
• Coordinate student placements for the headspace service
• Support the onboarding, induction and field supervision of students
• Engage in other stakeholder engagement activities that assist in successful delivery of student placements at the service

• Provide clinical supervision to students and graduates at the headspace service, where an appropriate discipline match.
• Provide clinical supervision to students at other headspace services participating in the NSW Recovery Program (as negotiated between the services and the NSW Recovery team).

About you

You will have tertiary level qualifications in Psychology and have a minimum 3 years’ clinical experience post qualification. You will be an approved clinical supervisor or be eligible to be trained to provide clinical supervision at the time of employment.

You will also have:

• Knowledge, experience, and demonstrated passion for, and interest in, the health and welfare issues affecting young people and improving health outcomes
• An understanding of relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks informing the mental health of young people
• Experience in program development and evaluation and maintaining continuous quality improvement.
• Experience in the assessment, diagnosis and provision of evidence-based treatments of a range of mental health disorders, particularly with adolescents, young people and their families
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, with strong organisational and time management skills, as well as a capacity to manage clinical risks, should they arise
• Knowledge of professional codes of conduct, ethics and values and awareness of legislation which is relevant to young people and service delivery;
• Professional indemnity insurance and eligibility to provide Medicare Benefits Schedule services
• A current NSW Working with Children Check

Other Information

• Flexibility for one 0.8 FTE part-time position, being 0.4 FTE Clinical Educator/ 0.4 FTE Clinical Psychologist
• Super Guarantee of 10.5% (or legislated rate) payable in addition to salary
• As a not-for-profit non-government organisation, GenHealth can offer eligible employees salary package benefits of up to $15,900 per annum + an additional $2,500 in meals, entertainment, and holiday accommodation per annum
• Access a peer support network with Clinical Educators in other headspace Centres
• Opportunity to access professional development and clinical supervision
• Supported clinical supervision training available on commencement
• GenHealth regards the health, safety and wellbeing of our people, and our communities to be our highest priority, which is why we require all employees to have received at least two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical contraindication form. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.

Enquiries to: Tazmyn Jewell or Suzanne O’Donnell Centre Managers, headspace Coffs Harbour on (02) 6652 1878.

GenHealth is committed to a workplace culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, promotes diversity and embraces the unique skills and qualities of all our workforce and members. Candidates who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, or LGBTIQA+ are encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.