Senior Clinician / Mental Health Nurse or Psychologist – Penrith + WFH – Penrith NSW 2750

Senior Clinician / Mental Health Nurse Psychologist or Social Worker or OT

Salary starts $81,500 + super + Generous salary packaging benefits

Full time in Penrith – Nepean Blue Mountains area + some Work from Home

Closing Date – Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Role Overview:

This role is responsible for the provision of comprehensive, evidence-based clinical care coordination, psychological and psychosocial interventions to clients facing forensic difficulties or/and young people accessing the service consistent with the model of care. The Clinician will be responsible for individual and group-based therapy.

As the Clinician, your role will include but not limited to:

Work as a part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely access for young people and families

Provide comprehensive early intervention and care co-ordination to young people to assist them in achieving the goals and actions outlined in their care/management plan

To participate in clinical review and supervision, ensuring service standards are met

Position Criteria:

Qualifications:

Approved tertiary qualifications in either:

• Psychology or
• Social Work or
• Registered Nurse Or
• Occupational Therapy

with full registration with AHPRA or eligible for membership with AASW, or equivalent and relevant to the field of work

Experience:

Typically this role will require 2-5 or more years’ experience of clinical practice field within the mental health providing high quality triage, assessment and evidence based psychological interventions where required.

• Willingness to work independently or with professional supervision from more senior members of the profession or health team when performing novel, complex, or critical tasks
• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality assessment and evidence based functional recovery and psychological interventions, within a stress-vulnerability and recovery framework for young people
• Contribute to the evaluation and analysis of guidelines, policies and procedures applicable to their clinical/professional work and may be required to contribute to the supervision of discipline specific students
• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan and coordinate a comprehensive bio-psycho-social approach and interventions to meet the needs of clients.
• Demonstrated a commitment to continuing professional development and may have contributed to workplace education through clinical supervision, training and education through the provision of seminars, lectures or in-services
• Knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Mental Health Act (2007) and the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act (1998) and other relevant legislation
• An understanding of recovery model principles and ability to implement these in clinical practice
• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan and deliver individualised psychological interventions to meet the needs of consumers based on a case formulation approach
• Current NSW Driver’s license and Current Working with Children’s Check

Even better:

Experience in the non-for-profit sector

To Apply, click the Apply button & attach your Resume and Cover Letter addressing the Position criteria.

Benefits & culture

As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from a diverse cultural background are encouraged to apply.

Salary packaging entitlements

Ongoing training & development, including cultural awareness training

Career development opportunities

At Uniting we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our employees and clients safe from COVID-19. We require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

Enquiries to Talent Acquisition Specialist Rose Rivera on
0438 206 164 or rrivera@uniting.org . Ref 498755