Mental Health Clinician

at  The Royal Childrens Hospital

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Tertiary Qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline
• Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Registered Nurse with the applicable Health Practitioner Board or a qualified Social Worker or Speech Pathologist.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in working in true partnership with other community mental health teams and community/family welfare agencies to plan and implement effective interventions for children and young people experiencing complex mental health problems
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This is an ongoing, part-time (0.8EFT) position for a Mental Health Clinician within the St Albans Community Mental Health Team from May 2024.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide high quality, tertiary mental health care for infants and children 0 to 15 years and their families through skilled assessment, treatment, and case management.
You will also be involved in providing consultation to teams and services within the hospital, and external organizations and service providers to promote collaboration and build capacity.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL HAVE:

• Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in the provision of effective and efficient child and adolescent mental health care
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders to maximise service coordination and cooperation as well as capacity building with community agencies
• Demonstrated interest or experience in research, quality improvement and program evaluation
• A commitment and evidence of evidence-based practice and continuing professional development including and ability to find and apply evidence in decision-making
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and inter-personal skills
• Awareness and understanding of legal obligations when working in a CAMHS context in Victoria
• A flexible and adaptable approach to functioning in a team environment that enhances the team’s high performance