YEPP Senior Clinician- RPN 4, OT 3, P3, SW3
Social Worker | Occupational Therapist |Clinical Psychologist | Registered Psychiatric Nurse | SW3 | OT3 | P3 I RPN 4
Summary about this job
Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
Company: NorthWestern Mental Health
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Part Time
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Phone: +61-3-5297-3842
Fax: +61-3-7703-2736
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Detail information about job YEPP Senior Clinician- RPN 4, OT 3, P3, SW3. Terms and conditions vacancy
Community team North EppingPart Time
Senior Youth Mental Health Clinician
Part-Time, 64hrs/fortnight
RPN4; SW3; OT3; P3
- Monday to Friday
- Youth Early Psychosis (YEPP)
- Friendly, dedicated and supportive team
Life with us
At NAMHS Community Team North you will find an enthusiastic, friendly, professional group of clinicians of various disciplines. We work hard and we work well as a team. The team respects the professionalism of all staff members and we are encouraged to work autonomously as well as part of our larger team. Professional development is encouraged and supported.
Arrange a site visit and chat with us over a coffee. Once you have seen our service and spoken to our some of our wonderful team members, you will want to be part of something special and help us make a difference.
A job to be proud of
- Provide recovery oriented assessment and interventions in collaboration with young people presenting with their first episode of psychosis or deemed to be at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis.
- Provide evidence based interventions with young persons and their families in accordance to the Australian Clinical guidelines for first episode psychosis.
- Provision of intensive community based interventions and outreach support as clinically indicated to consumers and their families.
- Partake in discipline specific clinical supervision and workload management.
- Contribute in ongoing professional development activities and in-service training and sharing new found knowledge with the clinical team.
Your Contribution
- Extensive experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability
- Demonstrated ability in working with people who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis aged between 16 – 25 and their families/carers.
- Capacity to undertake alcohol and other drug screening, assessment, treatment planning, brief interventions with clients who have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
- Well-developed skills in writing and an ability to promptly prepare relevant documentation
Our commitment to you
- Individual, evidence based approaches to mental health care are encouraged
- Your experience and skills will be appreciated and respected
- We are a values based organisation, a career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
- NorthWestern Mental Health boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development
Connect with us:
Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click ‘Apply Now’.
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All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working With Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.
Enquiries: Patrick Roe
Ph: 94089510
Applications Close: 25/07/2018
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