Mental Health Clinician

at  Hope Community Service

• Full time, 76 hours per fortnight located in Kalgoorlie.
• Competitive Salary: $49.28 p/hr + $2.78 p/hr regional allowance
• Salary packaging benefits
  HOPE has been a community service in Western Australia for over a century, providing much needed support to people affected by alcohol and other drugs, mental ill-health, youth justice issues and socioeconomic disadvantage.
  We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Clinician to join the Kalgoorlie headspace team! The position is full time, working Monday to Friday.

HOPE ACKNOWLEDGES AND WELCOMES DIVERSITY IN ALL ITS FORMS AMONGST STAFF AND CLIENTS, INCLUDING CULTURE, LANGUAGE, RACE, ETHNICITY, AGE, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, INTERSEX VARIATIONS, RELIGION, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RELATIONSHIP STATUS.

To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Ansume Lane on 0863926311, quoting Ref No. 1175717.

• Provide clinical services in accordance with the headspace model and utilising evidence-based practice.
• Maintain case records, in the agreed format and within expected timeframes that clearly document activities undertaken and ensure all documentation in comprehensive, factual and complies with relevant legislation, professional guidelines and organisational policies.
• Work closely with the Clinical Lead to manage referrals, intake, waiting lists and case allocations and collaborating with the Manager regarding issues that may arise regarding effective service delivery.
• Supervise the delivery of clinical services by mental health professionals and provide expert clinical care for clients with a range of mental health presentations.
• Provide clinical support, leadership, mentoring, and decision-making on ethical issues to other headspace staff.
• Demonstrate familiarity with ethical standards and show clinical awareness of available support in areas such as forensic and legal topics, mandatory reporting of abuse, confidentiality, managing risk, supporting young people in the midst of crises and distress), safety issues and the underpinning legislative requirements in Western Australia.
• Participate in, and at times lead, clinical and case review meetings and intake meetings, risk management meetings, to manage referrals and the allocation of young people.