About us
Grand Pacific Health is a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT.
About the position
The Mental Health Intake Clinician will be responsible for undertaking region wide clinical intake assessment for GPH mental health services, improving referral pathways and managing demand for people with low to moderate and complex mental health needs across a variety of programs and rural and regional areas.
Working in a stepped care and recovery-oriented approach, the Mental Health Intake Clinician utilizes skills in assessment, brief intervention/single-session intervention, crisis counselling, risk management and continued care coordination.
The Intake Team are an integral part of GPH Mental Health services demand management and integrated referral pathways for consumers, their families and carers and referrers.
The position involves a high level of engagement and collaboration with key stakeholders including consumers and their families and carers, GPH mental health employees, external Mental Health providers, General Practitioners, government and non-government organisations.
Based in our Wollongong hub, this is a part-time opportunity (22.5 hours per week), the hours and days are negotiable. The position is fixed term until 30 June 2023 with likelihood of an extension.
Why work for us?
- Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Regular supervision and support
- Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 tax free salary packaging available
- We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support!
What you’ll need
- Tertiary qualifications in a clinical health related field and current AHPRA or PACFA registration or be a Qualified Social Worker who is eligible for registration with the AASW and eligible or working towards Mental Health Social Worker Accreditation.
- Demonstrated experience in undertaking comprehensive mental health assessments and development of intervention plans in collaboration with consumers and their family and carers
- Demonstrated skills and experience in providing holistic, evidence-based therapeutic services
- Understanding of the biological, psychological and social underpinnings of mental health
How to apply
Visit our website www.gph.org.au/employment to download Position Description and Employee Benefits Information and hit the ‘apply’ button to submit your application.
Please ensure that you address the selection criteria stated in the position description and include this in your application. If you do not include this, it may mean that you do not progress to the next step in our recruitment process.
For more information contact: Jaci Smith, Manager, Primary Mental Health at [email protected] or 0438 556 329.
Selected applicants will be asked to provide evidence of compliance with COVID-19 Vaccination.
Applications close: 30 January 2023
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with a disability.