The Access Team Clinician will contribute to developing and providing high quality, early intervention intake/assessment services to young people, their families/carers and community professional/agencies.
Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager, the Access Team Clinician will:
- Work under the direction of the Clinical Services Manager to provide comprehensive youth-friendly mental health services.
- Provide a comprehensive intake service to young people, community members and professionals seeking services.
- Conduct initial assessments with young people and their families/carers, using the agreed headspace psycho-social assessment tool, to determine client suitability for ongoing headspace services.
- Deliver evidence-based brief interventions, including group interventions, with young people and their families/carers.
What you’ll need
You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:
- Approved tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing) and provisional or full registration with AHPRA or AASW (or eligibility for).
- Experience in the provision of mental health care, including completion of mental health assessments; risk assessment and crisis intervention/safety planning; psychoeducation and short-term/brief interventions to young people experiencing mental health and/or substance use problems.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to determine and plan for a young person’s recovery and support needs, employing a shared-decision making approach.
What you’ll get in return
- Salary of between $71,128 – $88,109 commensurate with skills and experience + 10.5% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900.
- Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
- Opportunity to contribute to the success of a purpose driven organisation.
Orygen – leading the revolution
Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.
Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always. Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.
At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.
Join the revolution
If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.
If you would like to review the position description please follow the link below;
https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/ddf08a40-dd63-4ef3-9f8c-e11847d60dc2/Orygen-Position-Description-Access-Team-Clinician-headspace-Melton.pdf.aspx
This is a part-time (0.8 FTE) permanent position.
Applications will close on 10th October 2022, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Orygen is dedicated to gender equality, diversity and inclusivity. We strive to continue to build a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD people. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.