Canberra Health Services
Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol & Drug Services
Territory Wide Mental Health Services

Health Professional Lvl 3 – Access Mental Health Team

Health Professional Level 3
Salary Range: $99,819 – $105,180 (up to $110,398 on achieving a personal upgrade) (PN: C13165 – 02665)

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

POSITION OVERVIEW

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au

MHJHADS provide health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided range from prevention and treatment to recovery and maintenance of well-being and harm minimisation. The participation of people access to our service is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery. MHJHADS works in partnership with individuals, carers and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients. 

MHJHADS delivers services at a number of locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, other community settings including people’s home. These services include: 

• Adult Acute Mental Health Services 
• Adult Community Mental Health Services 
• Alcohol & Drug Services 
• Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services 
• Justice Health Services 
• Rehabilitation and Specialty Mental Health Services 

The Access Mental Health Team (AMHT) aims to improve the mental health and well-being of people who are residing in the Australian Capital Territory by facilitating access to high quality, integrated mental health services. The AMHT provides a centralised access process with the aim of providing an identified service entry point to undertake 24-hour triage and a thorough mental health assessment that will link people with the services that most appropriately meets their needs. This will ensure that people are able to access the right mental health service at the right time. AMHT aims to optimise recovery through the provision of an excellent community mental health care service. AMHT incorporates the guidelines and principles outlined in the Adult Community Model of Care, ensuring that the teams’ practice is current and is keeping pace with the changes occurring in the greater MHJHADS teams. The AMHT function is critical to identify and mitigate potentially life-threatening risks for people calling the service.

ABOUT YOU

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Questioning (LGBTIQ) are particularly encouraged to apply.

Behavioural Capabilities

• Good customer service skills to provide helpful and professional experiences to people who access the service.
• Administration skills to be able to provide quality work outputs.
• Organisational skills to be able to manage workload.
• Flexibility and initiative to be able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

Mandatory 

• Relevant qualification in Social Work, Psychology or Occupational Therapy 
• For Occupational Therapy:
• Be registered or eligible for registration with Occupational Therapy Board of Australia under AHPRA.
• Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years (ideal 5 years) post-qualification experience.
• For Psychology:
• Be registered or be eligible for general registration with Psychology Board of Australia under AHPRA.
• •Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years (ideal 5 years) post-qualification experience.

For Social Work:

• Degree in Social Work
• Professional membership or eligibility for professional membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Registration under the ACT Working with Vulnerable People Act 2011
• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

For All:

• The successful applicant will need to be for weekend and after-hours work. 
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies. 

Desirable 

• Have an understanding of how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.

Note: This position will be offered on a casual basis, the above full-time salary will be pro-rata.

Prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: 

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening, and vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to – Working with vulnerable people (WWVP) registration (act.gov.au)

 For further information, please visit www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au (REF 02665)

Contact Officer: Jodie Russell (02) 6207 2570 [email protected]

Applications Close: 31 October 2022