Mental Health Clinician (Social Worker) - Youth

Mental Health Clinician - Youth
Permanent Full time – 80 hours per fortnight with month ADO

Campus: Ballarat

About the role:

There is an exciting opportunity within the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service for a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join our Ballarat campus! With negotiable commencement date, this opportunity is a 1 EFT full time ongoing role.  This role will be required to travel and work across the entire Grampians region including Horsham, Ararat, Ballarat and the Grampians region. The Mental Health Clinician is employed as an integral part of the Community Mental Health service and may be scheduled to work in any Community Team.  The Mental Health Clinician works a roster in accordance with service requirements. 

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to identify the person’s clinical presentation, family needs and/or referral options.
• Develop, administer, implement and review clinical treatment plans that target identified biological, psychological, and social needs of people and their families.
• Complete regular risk assessments and risk management planning/crisis assessment.
• Clinically manage a caseload within a multidisciplinary team that emphasises, practices and continually seeks to improve client-centred, trauma informed, family-inclusive, community based, evidence-based and best practices.
• To actively and effectively work within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to the generic and discipline specific clinical expertise of that multidisciplinary team.

Skills and experience

• You must be able to meet relevant EBA requirements for a mental health clinician in your discipline (Psychologist, OT, Social Worker, RPN).
• Registration with AHPRA or AASW (for social workers- desirable).
• Relevant experience in and an ongoing commitment to the delivery of evidence-based, family inclusive interventions for young people in high-risk categories who experience significant mental health concerns.  Demonstrated proficiency in the application of knowledge in current evidence-based treatment practices and approaches.

About Grampians Health

• Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.
• This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.
• A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.
• Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services.  This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact Beth Fernandes, Acting Team Leader- Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service on 53203030 for a confidential discussion.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits 

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.