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Mental Health Clinicians

Neami National

Full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society

About the Role

  • Multiple Casual Positions
  • Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2010, Level 2 $79,525- $89,410
  • 7-day rotating roster as per the operational requirements of the service, working overnights.

As a Mental Health Clinician, you will draw on your discipline skills, engage with the consumer, other clinicians, the consumer’s treatment team, Neami staff and family/friends/carers to provide high quality assessments and interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for consumers accessing the UMHCC. There will be a strong emphasis on preparing the consumer to transition home. This work will focus on clinical assessment and collaborative care planning. You will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team to promote a culture of continuous improvement by providing regular and ongoing opportunities for employees to give feedback, and through effective communication of continuous improvement processes.

What will you bring to the role

  • Previous experience as an allied health worker
  • Significant clinical experience in an acute, sub-acute or other setting in which crisis care is a core component of service delivery.
  • Demonstrated ability to build partnerships with government and non-government health and welfare service providers to pursue practical strategies to improve service delivery to consumers
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills, including using reflective practice principles
  • Advanced level of clinical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to plan and coordinate the provision of crisis care
  • Experience in working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation
  • Knowledge of complex mental health and drug and alcohol issues
  • Knowledge of the recovery model

Mandatory requirements:

  • Qualified in one of the following disciplines: social work, psychology or occupational therapy
  • Registration with the relevant accreditation body in your field (AHPRA/AASW) – please refer to PD for more information
  • Current SA Working with Children Check
  • Current SA Vulnerable Person’s Check
  • Australian Working Rights
  • Driver’s licence
  • Police check (refer to PD) – disclosable outcomes considered

Why work with us?

Neami offers its staff a variety of incentives, such as:

  • Diverse and inclusive organisation
  • Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses
  • Comprehensive Learning and Development training
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

How to apply:

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:

Lainey Reynolds, Clinical Lead: [email protected], using the subject line: Mental Health Clinicians enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

A position description is attached.

No recruitment agency candidates need apply.

We celebrate multidisciplinary teams and value the rich skills and experiences brought by applicants from a range of sectors and professional backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

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