Mental Health Clinician- Peel Community Mental - Waratah, Australia - Hunter New England Local Health District

Hunter New England Local Health District

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Waratah, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

There is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic multi-disciplinary team at Peel Community Health.

Mental Health Clinician - Extended Care Team - Incentives Offered

Peel Sector - Tamworth Community Health Service

Remuneration**:
Dependent on Qualifications

Location:
Peel Sector - Tamworth Community Health

Employment Type:
Permanent Full Time

Position Classification:
Occupational Therapist Level 1/2, Social Worker Level 1/2, Psychologist, Registered Nurse and Counsellor Level1/2

Hours Per Week:38

Closing Date:
Wednesday 26th April 2023

About the Job:

This position is a fantastic opportunity for a engaged and enthusiastic Mental Health clinic to make a real impact on the health of the wider Peel community

As a Mental Health Clinician within the Peel Mental Health Service, Extended Care Team you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of Mental Health Professionals.

This includes medical, nursing, allied health and peer work colleagues.

The service is open 7 days per week providing assessment, support and short-term care co-ordination for, Adult Intake, Adult Acute Care in the community and mental health presentations to the Tamworth Hospital Emergency Department.

You will be supported by the Line Manager and Professional Leads, through regular governance meetings, regular structured clinical supervision, and professional development.
As a successful applicant, you will have experience working in a mental health setting with the ability to work across the lifespan with the Emergency Care component providing to assessments across the life span.
In your role, you will support patients and their families and carers to ensure clinical interventions and service delivery processes are understood and enable patients to make informed decisions in relation to their health needs.
Your high level of communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build strong professional relationships with key stakeholders will be essential to your success in this role.

Where you'll be working:

Peel Mental Health Service Extended Care Team provide acute communitybased care, including acute assessment via in reach to the Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital Emergency Department.
This team sits within the wider Peel Mental Health Service which is a contemporary and innovative service that is responsible for the provision of mental health assessment and treatment across the communities of the Peel sector.
The service maintains a strong clinical governance structure to ensure the provision of high quality, excellent mental health care for every patient, every time.
The team is passionate about leading change and innovation in the delivery of ambulatory mental health services and has a strong leadership team which consists of multidisciplinary roles and offers a number of different supports which will complement you in this role.

Benefits:

Four weeks annual leave (prorata for parttime employees)
Up to 13 allocated days off each year (for fulltime employees)
Superannuation contributions 10.5%

Salary packaging

Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

About you

Be a resource for the community and wider team regarding mental health practices
Is savvy in developing working relationships within and outside the Mental Health team
Have great people skills and be able to build effective relationships with clients
Be committed to evidencebased practice, and innovation in healthcare
Have a passion for rural health and making a difference to the community

Additional Information:

An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or parttime and temporary full or parttime vacancies.
Interviews are to be held shortly after the closing date.
This position is fulltime; however, parttime/job share arrangements may also be considered.

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Previous applicants need not re-apply

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Information for Applicants:

**All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.