Mental Health Clinician - Heidelberg, Australia - Austin Health

Austin Health

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Heidelberg, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

State-Wide Child and Family Centre

Mental Health Clinician Grade 2 (RPN 3 / SW2 / OT2 / SP2 / P2)
Opportunity to play a vital role in a vibrant, innovative, therapeutic team who work together to improve outcomes for children and families/carers

Multiple roles available
Permanent full time and part time, job share considered
24/7 residential flexible hours
Macleod Location

- $xxx base + salary packaging + super (pro-rata for part time)

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.

We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the State-wide Child and Family Centre (SCFC)

The SCFC is part of the Mental Health Division within Austin Health and is a newly established Service situated offsite from Austin Health in a purpose-built facility.

The SCFC is one of many programs within Infant, Child, and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) and provides a specialised therapeutic residential service for children aged up to 12 years who have experienced adverse life events.

About the role:

As the Mental Health Clinician you will provide direct care to families residing at the Centre.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to creating and maintaining a trauma informed, therapeutic milieu, identifying and promoting opportunities to improve parent-child/relational issues and family functioning, and increasing the overall connectedness within the family and the community.

A regular day will see you:

Providing psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions to children and families residing at the Centre
Facilitating group programs within the Centre for children, parents/carers and siblings
Contributing your knowledge and skillset within the multidisciplinary team at care meetings

and within care systems

Coordinating referrals and admissions of children and families to the Centre
Liaising with relevant community agencies, providing secondary consultation, training and promoting the service to wider community

About you
If you are passionate about working with children and families and have knowledge and experience in the use of current theoretical approaches and best practice, and enjoy being part of a multidisciplinary team and shaping the future of an innovative child and family mental health team, we are keen for you to join us

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

Tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Social work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy or other related discipline
Experience in working therapeutically and systemically with children with mild to moderate mental health presentations
Demonstrated understanding of professional frameworks, theories, and practices as they relate to children and families and mental health
Demonstrated ability and knowledge of a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for both individuals and groups
Willingness and ability to work outside business hours and in an outreach capacity, including early morning and evening shifts, weekends, and possible overnight outreach

Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.

Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation

A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options

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