Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Consultation Liaison Clinician
Employment Type: Permanent Full TimePosition Classification: Health Clinician Level 3Hours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ54841Where You Will...
Summary about this job
Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
Company: Central Coast Local Health District
Location: Gosford & Central Coast
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-7-9432-9306
Fax: +61-3-6795-6418
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Detail information about job Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Consultation Liaison Clinician. Terms and conditions vacancy
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 3
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ54841
Where You Will Be Working
With a rapidly growing population we offer a comprehensive range of services from acute care at Gosford and Wyong hospitals to sub-acute and community based services. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills and compassionate in caring for our community. As part of our team we will support you and help you develop your career with us.
We invite you to come and be a part of our community. The Central Coast is renowned for its natural beauty. From the bush to the beach there is plenty to do – swimming, surfing, diving, golf, restaurants, cafes, bush walks, sporting clubs and activities for the kids and great shopping – and all in a friendly and relaxed environment.
To hear from our team what it’s like to work with us, you can read their stories on our Instagram account. http://instagram.com/careersatcclhd
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What you'll be doing
Primary:
The CAMHS Consultation Liaison clinician sits within the operational management of the Acute Care Team and is supported by the Consultation and Assessment clinical stream of the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service.
Clinical interventions incorporate evidence based practice, with a focus on early intervention and recovery.
The CAMHS Consultation Liaison clinician is required to deliver assertive outreach, providing specialist mental health services and tertiary consultation to children and young people (0-18) in:
• Community settings including: school, settings, youth accommodation and homes, out of home care other community based settings.
Hospital based non-CAMHS specific settings including: Emergency Departments, Psych iatric Emergency Care Centres (PECCs), Paediatric Wards, Medical Wards, adult Mental Health Units and Mental Health Acute Care Teams.
The program will provide additional assertive outreach community CAMHS services and support the increase in client related hours delivered by existing community CAMHS.
Increase outreach consultation liaison to hospital based nonspecialist CAMHS settings.
Enhance specialist community-based responses for children and adolescents with mental health problems and their families
Build the capacity of non-specialist services to deliver developmentally appropriate care for children and adolescents with mental health problems, their families and carers.
The position is classified as follows Social Worker level 3, Occupational Therapist level 3 under the NSW Health Service Health Professionals or CNS 2 under the Public Health System Nurses Award or Senior or Clinical Psychologist under the Health and Community Employees Psychologist (State) Award.
- Tertiary degree and full registration with AHPRA or relevant professional body as a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse, Registered Clinical Psychologist or with postgraduate qualifications no less than two years full time duration (or part-time equivalent) and include professional clinical coursework, clinical training and supervised placement experience as core components, Psychologist Year 9 plus 1.
- At least 3 years post-graduate experience, working within Mental Health and/or Child and Adolescent Mental Health services
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience in the provision of evidence based interventions for young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership skills, knowledge, and experience in the provision of clinical teaching utilising evidence based practice.
- Experience, knowledge and skills working in collaborative partnerships with GPs, government and non-government organisations and other agencies.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to Caring for the Coast vision,goals and strategies,with demonstrated behaviours which align with the NSW Health CORE values and CCLHD Values and behaviours charter.
- Current unrestricted NSW drivers licence
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For role related queries or questions contact Catherine Merillo on 4304 7878 mailto:[email protected]@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: Sunday 29th July 2018