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Enriching Lives: Community Mental Health Clinician Position in Adelaide

About the role: 

Reporting to the Team Manager, some of your duties may involve:

• Developing, implementing and evaluating specific social work therapeutic interventions eg individual counselling, family interventions, crisis intervention, brief therapy and focused psychological strategies.
• Disseminating information on rights, benefits and services as required.
• Participating in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience.

Please note: This position is multi-classed as either RN2C or AHP2 and classification will be determined by qualifications and/or experience. 

About you:

To qualify as an RN2C:

• Registered as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. 
• Enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice. 
• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience. 
• Demonstrated competence in mental health nursing practice. 

To qualify as an AHP2: 

• An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers OR Apropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
• Experience working  with people who have a mental illness, their families and/or carers
• Experience in collaborative development, implementation and monitoring of planned interventions for consumers of mental health services with complex needs.
• Experience in development and maintenance of therapeutic relationships with consumers having enduring and severe disability and complex needs, and their families and carers.

Please Note: This is a single vacancy, with two possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Graham Atkinson, Nurse Consultant Noarlunga Psychosis Community, on (08) 83840 9599 or Graham.Atkinson@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday Jan 2nd 2025

Attachments:

• 890491 AHP2 Occupational Therapist - Role Description.pdf
• 890491 AHP2 Social Worker - Role Description.pdf
• 890491 RN2C Community Mental Health Psychosis Clinician - Role Description.docx
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 890491