Health Professional Level 2 - Canberra, Australia - ACT Government Health

ACT Government Health

Verified Company

Canberra, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

Health Professional Level - Clinical Manager Single point of access team.

(

Job Number:

02AGG

)

Description

Directorate

Canberra Health Services
Branch
Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol & Drug Services
Section
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Position Number
38607, several
Position Title
Clinical Manager Single point of access team.
Classification
Health Professional Level 2
Vacancy Type
Temporary Fulltime
Vacancy Length
There are several temporary positions available for 11.5 months.**Location
The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
Base Annual Salary

- $70,679 - $97,028
Contact OfficerClosing Date**- 2 June 2023
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role:
to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values:
Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS) provide health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided a range from prevention and treatment to recovery, maintenance, and harm minimisation. Consumer and carer participation is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery.

The Division works in partnership with consumers, carers and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.

The Division delivers services at a number of locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, other community settings including peoples' homes.

These services include:

Adult Community & Older Persons Mental Health Services
Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services
Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS)
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Justice Health Services (JHS)CAMHS provides assessment and treatment for young people up to the age of 18 years who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues. CAMHS also provides high quality tertiary mental health care for young people aged 1425 experiencing first onset psychosis.

The CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) team is made up of multidisciplinary mental health professionals who provide assessment, including crisis response and single session interventions within a recovery framework to children and Young People up to the age of 18 and their families.

This role is temporary and part of a pilot implementation of a SPA team who will conduct intake, assessment and provide single session interventions for children and young people with mental health issues and their families, facilitate group work, in-reach into Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, police stations, and support Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) where needed to complete assessments of young people.

As a HP2 clinician you will provide support to HP1 clinicians.

CAMHS is seeking a dynamic and experienced Health Professional Level 2 to participate in the SPA pilot project.

Under the direction of a Team Manager / Senior Clinician, the HP2 will provide triage, mental health assessment, including risk assessments and clinical interventions of single session interventions, including single session family therapy interventions as well as referral management.

The role will also require the team member to undertake professional development and supervision, participate in quality initiatives and contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes.***Psychologists employed by MHJHADS may be eligible for the Mental Health Psychologist allowance under the provisions of the ACT Public Sector Health Professional Enterprise Agreement Refer to Annex C of the Agreement or speak to the Contact Officer listed to find out if you could be eligible.

DUTIES:

Under limited direction of the CAMHS Clinical Team Manager the Clinical Manager will:

Within a recovery framework, undertake mental health triage, assessment, risk assessment, case formulation and case management of children and adolescents with moderate to severe mental illness in the community, and maintenance of high-quality and accurate health care records.
Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, which includes providing discipline specific clinical expertise, case presentation, participation in the clinical case review of clients, the development and implementation of recoveryoriented care plan in collaboration with young people and carers/families.
Provide clinical support, liaise, consult and participate in the education and training of other agencies, families and carers in regard to mental health issues.
As an active team member, participate in the monitoring, research and evaluation of mental health care provision.
Undertake clinical supervision and professional development activities and provide clinical supervision as required.
Be involved in membership of committees and working parties.