Position overview

Key Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Under limited direction of the SYMHO Team Manager you will work within a recovery framework to provide assertive engagement, assessment, therapeutic intervention, and clinical management for young people at high risk of developing a serious long-term mental illness. You will:

1. Work collaboratively with young people, their families and carers, the multidisciplinary team and other health and community service providers to develop and implement cohesive, recovery-oriented responses to the needs of young people and their families and carers.
2. Provide clinical leadership, support, consultation, and liaison to other CHS employees and to external health care and community service providers, such as general practitioners and non-government agencies.
3. Maintain high quality health care records, including accurate and timely completion of risk assessments, file notes and outcome measurement tools.
4. As an active team member, you will contribute to team development and initiatives and be involved in service development through membership of committees and working parties.
5. Undertake and provide clinical supervision and professional development activities.
6. Work within the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation.
7. Undertake other duties appropriate to this classification level that support the effective operation of the organisation.

Competencies

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

1. Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and adapt quickly to a changing environment.
2. Commitment to achieving positive outcomes for young people and their families and carers.
3. Ability to respond to and prioritise competing demands in a calm and efficient manner while maintaining high work standards.

Qualifications

Essential

For Social Work:

• Degree in Social Work
• Professional membership or eligibility for professional membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Registration or eligibility for registration under the Working with Vulnerable People Act 2011.

For Psychology:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Psychology.
• Be registered or be eligible for general registration with Psychology Board of Australia under AHPRA.

For Occupational Therapy

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy
• Be registered or be eligible for general registration with Occupational Therapy Board of Australia under AHPRA.

Desirable

• Be available to work a rotating roster to include weekends and Public Holidays.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 3 (preferably 5) years’ experience working professionally in a related relevant organisation.

Desirable

• Previous experience working with young people.
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Prior to commencement

Appointment to this position is conditional on being granted and retaining appropriate clearances:

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Important information

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Proven high level ability in assertively engaging with young people, including those who are reluctant to engage with services.
2. Demonstrated high level mental health knowledge, skills and experience in clinical assessment and therapeutic intervention, including group work program development and facilitation, to young people experiencing mental health difficulties, utilising evidence-based practice.
3. Demonstrated experience in and commitment to working collaboratively with young people and their families and carers, the multidisciplinary team and other health and community service providers to develop and implement cohesive, recovery oriented responses to the needs of young people and their families and carers.
4. Demonstrated keen participation in clinical research, quality improvement activities, training, teaching and clinical supervision.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

Work environment description

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.