Aboriginal Child and Adolescent Mental Health Worker - Central Coast, Australia - Central Coast Local Health District

Central Coast Local Health District

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Central Coast, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Employment Type:
Permanent Full Time

Position Classification:
Health Clinician Lvl 3

Remuneration:
Dependent Upon Qualifications

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID:
REQ359717

Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identify as being Aboriginal and be accepted in the community as such. An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti Discrimination Act 1977.

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions via an eligibility list for permanent, full time, part time, temporary and casual positions.

Are you an experienced mental health worker looking for a seaside change?
Want a role where you directly help kids & teenagers in need?
Come join us at Central Coast Local Health as an Child & Adolescent Mental Health Worker

About You

You have demonstrated experience working with children and families or carers, and familiarity with contemporary mental health service delivery models, including crisis intervention and family intervention.
You have demonstrated experience in psychological interventions in community mental health including knowledge of psychopharmacological treatments, side effects and family interventions.
Qualifications in mental healthrelated discipline: AHPRA Registered Nurse, Psychologist, or Occupational Therapist with three years post registration experience in mental health, Social Worker eligible for membership of AASW or Bachelor Degree Counselling or Community Welfare with three years post graduate experience in mental health.

What you'll be doing

The Aboriginal Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Worker will contribute the case management and clinical co-ordination for Aboriginal parents, children and young people who present with complex mental health problems.

The Aboriginal Child and Adolescent Mental Health Worker gives priority to coordination of recovery, providing expert clinical services in collaboration with consumers, carers, and other care providers, using an integrated and person-centred approach.

The successful applicant will have experience working with consumers and families, including mental health assessment, screening, care coordination, case review and management of complex needs.

You will also work both autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and prioritise your workload to meet competing demands.

Your ability to formulate risk assessments regarding the risk of harm to self or others and develop safety plans will be essential to your success in this role.

You will be a team player with high level time management skills that values lifelong learning and the provision of excellent care for patient, families, and carers.

This position is open to the following grades:
Clinical Midwife Specialist.
Grade 2
Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Grade 2
Clinical Psychologist
Senior Psychologist
Occupational Therapist.
Level 3
Social Worker.
Level 3

Welfare Officer Level 3
Counsellor Level 3

Where you'll be working
Central Coast Local Health District is the largest employer and healthcare provider on the Central Coast. We are committed to providing our staff with a happy, healthy and rewarding workplace. We encourage and support professional development and community engagement.

With two acute hospitals, two sub-acute hospitals and eight community health centres we provide the most comprehensive medical service in the region.

As an employer we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.

Our district covers a diverse landscape and demographic experience, from thriving urban centres to quiet beachside villages.

The Central Coast can offer you a career unlike anywhere else as we straddle the line between metropolitan and rural, giving you a truly comprehensive and unique work experience that will serve you for your whole career.

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Need more information?

**Applications Close: Monday, 2 January 2023 at 11.59pm