Accredited Mental Health Clinician at St John of God Health Care

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Aug, 26

Salary

114129.0

Posted On

18 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Therapeutic Interventions, Perinatal Mental Health, Clinical Assessment, Case Management, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Clinical Documentation, Reflective Practice, Professional Supervision, Mentoring, Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Your role at St John of God Social Outreach We are seeking applications from Accredited Mental Health Clinicians (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist) with expertise in offering individual and group therapeutic interventions to join our Raphael Services team in Ballarat, Victoria. We are offering this role on a permanent part-time basis, working 22.5 hours per week. Days of work can be flexible with Friday being a mandatory day. As a perinatal specific service our goal is to offer evidence-based interventions at no cost to clients who are experiencing mental health challenges in the perinatal period. Our multidisciplinary clinical team comprises Psychology, Mental Health Social Work and Mental Health Occupational Therapy, supported by a warm and efficient administration team. All delivered in the community. All tailored to suit the individuals and families that need them. All in partnership with general practitioners and other local healthcare providers. The Position Provide evidence-based Clients experiencing perinatal mental health challenges. Provide assessment, intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s. Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised staff. Contributes to the evaluation of the Service and Clinical Specialty, to ensure continuous improvement. Ensures effective multidisciplinary teamwork through professional communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues, patient/carers and service providers. Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems. Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to professional development. Supports service through communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service Supports the profession through student learning. You will have senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of practice within a healthcare setting, ability to undertake professional supervision and/or mentor junior staff and develop evidence based, innovative clinical practices and initiation of quality improvement activities. Successful applicants will have completed tertiary qualifications in Social Worker, Occupational Therapy or Psychology and hold registration with AHPRA or AASW. Must be eligible for a Medicare provider number. Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values. We can offer: Social Worker/OT Grade 2: $95,432 to $114,129 (pro-rata for part-time) plus 12% superannuation Psychologist Grade 2: $95,926 to $110,468 (pro-rata for part-time) plus 12% Superannuation Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: Novated leasing work related expenses self-education and additional superannuation Permanent part-time working 22.5 hours per week A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs For enquiries, please contact Kelly Jacobson, Manager Mental Wellbeing & Raphael Services VIC on 0476 815 588. Please note: If suitable candidates are identified, shortlisting and interviews may begin before the advertisement closes. At St John of God Social Outreach, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community. At St John of God Health Care we support you to be the best health care professional or support worker you can be. We believe positive culture drives performance, so we are focussed on building collaborative and supportive team environments, providing opportunities for development and promotion, and ensuring our leaders are visible and accessible. As one of the largest Catholic providers of health care services in Australia, St John of God Health Care is a great place to work with a host of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, and a great work life balance. Our caregivers come from diverse backgrounds and belief systems and you don’t need to be Catholic to work with us. Working as an allied health practitioner provides a varied and rewarding career path, with opportunities to use and expand your skills. Our hospitals and community and disability services have a range of allied health services and many offer dedicated rehabilitation and mental health services, across inpatient and outpatient services.

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based assessment, intervention, and evaluation for clients experiencing perinatal mental health challenges. Lead complex caseloads and contribute to service evaluation and the supervision of junior staff.