Community Mental Health Clinican (Youth Mental Health Worker) - Young

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Detail information about job Community Mental Health Clinican (Youth Mental Health Worker) - Young. Terms and conditions vacancy

 
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (Until August 2019)
Position Classification: Mental Health Professionals
Remuneration: $61,090.67 - $113,518 per annum pro rata
Hours Per Week: 20
Requisition ID: REQ34653
Applications close: 3 August 2018
Multi Disciplinary Position

 

 

Immerse yourself in a supportive and collaborative team environment
 
 
Where you will be working
 
At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) we provide a range of public health services to the Riverina & Murray regions of New South Wales. Our Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol teams provide critical services within acute, sub-acute & community settings. We are known for our innovative models of care designed for the rural & regional population we serve.
 
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What you will be doing
The focus is on young people with complex or high needs who may be difficult to engage in effective treatment and support. The aim is to guide the future management of these young people in primary health settings, provide evidence based interventions or to facilitate referral to specialist settings where required. These young people may be exhibiting behaviour which is indicative of a developing mental health problem, i.e. prodromal symptoms that may be recognised by parents, teachers or other service providers, e.g. Drug and Alcohol services.  
Identified outcomes are:

• Successful therapeutic engagement with young people experiencing or at risk of developing severe mental illness, who may be considered very hard to engage
• better experience of care through integrated and coordinated service models (with a particular focus on headspace centres, child and adolescent mental health services, hospitals and schools)
• avoidance of unnecessary hospitalisations through timely access to appropriate and targeted clinical care
• active use of a multiagency care plan for young people with, or at risk of, severe and complex mental illness, to help link providers across multiple services involved in a young person’s care
• improved support for families and carers of young people experiencing severe mental illness

 
Priority populations will include young people who identify and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, young people experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage, young people at risk of withdrawing from education or employment, young people who have experienced trauma, and young people who are at risk of hospitalisation.
 
Selection Criteria
 

• Recognised clinical qualifications in Mental Health (for example Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist or other recognised tertiary qualification within the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award.
• Recognised clinical qualifications in Mental Health (for example Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist or other recognised tertiary qualification within the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award.
• Proven experience and expertise in the early identification, assessment and treatment of young people at risk of developing serious mental illness

 
Please refer to the Position Description for the essential requirements and full selection criteria. All criteria must be addressed in your application.
 
Additional Information
 

• Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia.  For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
  
• Upon appointment the Successful Applicant will be remunerated at either Health Professional Level 1/2, Psychologist Yr 1-9 or Registered Nurse Yr 1-8 depending upon their qualifications and as per the relevant NSW Health Awards
  

 
Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Choley MacNaughton on [email protected]
 
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.