Allied Health Professional - Head to Health Kids CAMHS (528808) Australia, Tas Oct 29, 2024 The Department of Health is seeking suitably qualified applicants for Allied Health Professional (528808) vacancies.
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) are seeking Allied Health Professionals to join our new Head to Health Kids (H2HK) Tasmania service.
This role will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver secondary level mental health assessment and interventions for infants, children, and their families and caregivers, experiencing emerging complexity regarding emotional, social, relational, and behavioural functioning.
As part of the Head to Health Kids team, the role will: Support the establishment of the North West Head to Health Kids Tasmania service. Undertake assessments, care planning and delivery of individual and group secondary level mental health interventions to children and families, including culturally appropriate services. Develop and support collaborative care partnerships with service providers including across primary health, child health and parenting, paediatrics, child safety, education, and early childhood programs and services. Collect and review client and service outcome data and participate in activities to improve client outcomes. Contribute to continuing quality and safety, service development and improvement, and professional development processes and standards. Duties: Ensure the delivery of a comprehensive clinical service through the provision of assessment, case management and individual therapies, including specialised therapies for clients and their families or carers. Provide evidence-based assessment and treatment interventions for clients with major and complex mental health problems, including the development and implementation of specialised treatment programs. Function as an active member of a multi-disciplinary team, including the provision of support and consultation to other team members as required. Prepare specialised reports as required. Consult and liaise with the broader health system including GPs, other Agencies and families and carers to optimise service effectiveness and efficiency and continuity of care. Details of Appointment: Multiple fixed term full time day worker position working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 30 June 2026.
Salary: $106,966 - $118,114 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Occupational Board of Australia and Registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia; or Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Psychology Board of Australia and Registered with the Psychology Board of Australia; or Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and is a full member of AASW or is eligible for membership with the AASW; or Tertiary qualification/program of study accredited by Speech Pathology Australia and is a full member of Speech Pathology Australia or is eligible for membership with Speech Pathology Australia; Current Working with Children Registration. Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
Current Driver's Licence. Post graduate experience in mental health in relation to CAMHS. How to Apply: Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.
Please note: We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria. All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying. The Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.
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