South West Healthcare VIC – Warrnambool VIC
Fantastic opportunity to develop and utilise your mental health skills within a specialist youth mental health setting in South West Victoria.
About Us South West Healthcare's Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) is a specialist service for young people aged 0-25yrs and their families. With embedded specialist streams: Infant Child and Family for 0-11 years old, and the Youth Streams for 12–25-year-olds consisting of the intake and short-term intervention and ongoing care streams.
About the role Our Mental Health Clinicians are responsible to ensure the provision of evidence informed and developmentally appropriate treatment, care and support to youths aged 12-25 and their families.
Mental Health Clinicians will achieve this by working in partnership with community-based services, primary health providers and the broader mental health and wellbeing sector.
Mental Health Clinicians will provide:
Direct service provision to groups and individuals. Consultation to mental health and wellbeing sector partners including General Practitioners and Paediatricians. Community Development and Education as appropriate to the role. Position overview Part-time (53 hours per fortnight) Fixed term position ending July 2025. Warrnambool Campus. What you bring The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent team building skills with experience in mental health clinical services an advantage.
Excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills and initiative with proven ability to work autonomously as well as an ability to work with limited direction, be self-motivated, and provide effective problem-solving and negotiation skills.
You will be a Psychologist who has registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Psychologist.
Salary Range: $92,627.60 - $104,811.20 per annum, pro rata, plus superannuation.
What we offer You will enjoy benefits such as:
Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions. Internal and external professional development opportunities. Ongoing clinical supervision. A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs. Excellent terms and conditions of employment. Who we are As an organisation, SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community.
SWH respects all individuals and promotes equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio-economic status.
SWH is the major specialist referral centre for the Barwon South West sub-region, and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health and aged services.
To learn more about the team and why we are fantastic, click here.
How to apply Submit your application by selecting the Apply button below and include a cover letter and resume by Sunday 10 November 2024. Please ensure you address the selection criteria as outlined in the position description.
The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:
Police Record Check. Employee Working with Children's Check. Current Immunisation status. #J-18808-Ljbffr