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Mental Health Clinician - headspace Nowra

Grand Pacific Health

About us

headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Nowra work to improve health, social and vocational/educational outcomes for young people.

About the position

We’re looking for a passionate Mental Health Clinician (MHC) to join our team!

The MHC will provide services from the headspace Nowra office and via outreach to the lower Shoalhaven region, with a focus on supporting young people affected by bushfire. Any outreach travel time is during regular work hours - we'll provide the car or reimburse you for your kms.

This position would suit a clinical/registered psychologist, mental health accredited social worker or mental health accredited occupational therapist. We will also consider provisionally registered clinicians or clinicians working towards their accreditation.

This position is full time or part time negotiable and is fixed term until 30th June 2022.

Why work for us?

  • Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
  • As a full time position you have the opportunity to enjoy a rostered day off each month
  • The part time roster (hours and days) is negotiable
  • Continuous learning and development opportunities
  • Regular supervision and support
  • Generous salary packaging options including meals and entertainment benefits
  • We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support!

What you’ll need

  • Demonstrated understanding of key issues in relation to the health and wellbeing needs of young people who have been exposed to trauma and natural disasters
  • Experience in assessment and diagnosis of mental health disorders, and provision of counselling and evidence-based focused psychological strategies
  • Provisional or Full AHPRA registration as a clinical psychologist, registered psychologist. Occupational therapist with full AHPRA registration (accredited with OTA as meeting the Australian Competency Standards for occupational therapists in mental health or working towards same), or Social worker accreditation with the AASW as a mental health social worker (or working towards same)

The Position Description and Employee Benefits are attached..

Applications must address the selection criteria contained in the position description and include a copy of your current CV. Apply via our website by clicking apply now.

For more information contact David Wootton, Service Manager headspace Nowra on ph: 4446 7300.

Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Nowra. We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high quality services. Services focus on physical health, mental health, youth health, Aboriginal health & chronic disease management. Grand Pacific Health covers a large portion of South Eastern NSW, the A.C.T and Murrumbidgee region. Our vision is equitable health care where everyone has access to affordable, quality and culturally appropriate health services.

We welcome and encourage applications from people who have a lived experience of mental illness and recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

Our vision for Reconciliation is to improve the health status of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population by improving access and equity to all health services - shared vision, shared journey - same opportunities, same life expectancy.

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