Mental Health Clinicians
Join headspace Cairns as a Mental Health Clinician and make a positive impact on the youth of Far North Queensland communities.
Summary about this job
Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
Company: Royal Flying Doctor Service QLD
Location: Cairns & Far North
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-3-4103-5638
Fax: +61-7-1265-3216
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Detail information about job Mental Health Clinicians. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Two full-time roles available
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Join a National Organisation and make a difference to the lives of young people
About headspace:
Established in 2006, headspace is making a difference to the lives of thousands of young Australians in the area of youth mental health, by:
- Giving young Australians and their families the opportunity to seek help early
- Making it easier for young people and their families to access information
- Creating awareness and educating young people, families and the broader community about how to get help
headspace Cairns (under the direction of the RFDS (Qld) Services Limited) is an innovative youth service, delivering primary and mental health, alcohol and drug services, social welfare and vocational services to young people aged 12-25 years.
The Roles:
- Two roles available: Mental Health Clinician (Access and Care Coordination) AND Mental Health Clinician (Outreach)
- Fixed-term, full-time until June 2019 with extensions in line with ongoing funding
- Part-time terms may be considered
- Location: Cairns
Our Mental Health Clinician roles will give you the opportunity to provide engagement, assessment and coordination of care for young people aged 12-25 years and their families/friends that contact headspace Cairns. Whether based at our centre in Cairns, or taking the service on the road, you will be responsible for determining a service provision pathway to ensure that they receive seamless, coordinated, high quality and youth friendly services. In addition, you will be delivering evidence-based youth mental health interventions directly and through telehealth.
Why join us?
In return for your skills, energy and commitment to our mission, we offer you the opportunity to make a real impact in Far North Queensland communities and truly help others. You will be a part of a team of people who are passionate about our purpose and proud of their contribution to providing services to young people. As a Mental Health Clinician with our exceptional frontline team, you’ll embrace a unique professional challenge. You’ll use all the skills you’ve worked so hard to acquire, making a difference to people’s everyday lives and delivering vital care in emergency situations.
You will be working within a friendly and supportive team that is strongly dedicated to the cores values of headspace and our lead agency the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Qld). This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated Mental Health Professional to really make a difference to youth in Far North Queensland.
Who are we looking for?
To be successful in this role you will need to hold tertiary Mental Health qualifications in the professional areas of Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing with relevant registration or membership. This is an ideal role for provisional psychologists, or social workers looking to transition into mental health. You will also be able to demonstrate experience, or have the ability to quickly gain competence, in mental health assessment and subsequent coordination of access to appropriate service provision. In addition to this, you will be competent in the delivery of brief therapeutic interventions, counselling services and treatment planning.
There are also three ‘must-haves’ that we look for in every employee of RFDS (Queensland section). We want people who:
- Are passionate about providing the finest care to people in Queensland;
- Go above and beyond to drive a positive, cohesive team culture – helping each other to help others;
- Embrace the challenges our organisation faces - have the motivation to help us thrive in a competitive, commercial, KPI-driven environment
Please note: This role will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug and alcohol test and will be subject to criminal history check. This role will also require the employee to hold and maintain a Blue Card.
Once a suitable candidate pool has been found we will close the advert so if you are interested, please apply now!
The RFDS is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.