Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS) provide health services directly and through partnerships with community organizations. The services provided range from prevention and treatment to recovery, maintenance and harm minimisation. Consumer and carer participation is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery. The Division works in partnership with consumers, carers and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.

The Division delivers services at a number of locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centers, detention centers, other community settings including peoples’ homes. These services include:

• Rehabilitation and Specialty Services
• Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS)
• Adult Acute Mental Health Services (AAMHS)
• Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS)
• Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
• Justice Health Services (JHS)

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides assessment and treatment for young people up to the age of 18 years who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides assessment and treatment for children and young people who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues.

The Health Professional Officer position will collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment and therapeutic intervention to young people at high risk of developing serious, long term mental illness. For example, those experiencing early psychosis and those who are experiencing severe high prevalence mental illness.

The role will also require the team member to undertake evening and weekend shift work, professional development and supervision, participate in quality initiatives and contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes.

The successful candidate will be required to;

• Be available to work within all program areas of CAMHS as service needs arise
• Be available for weekend and on call work when necessary.
• This position is a full time temporary RN3.1 position available at CAMHS Acute services. There is a possibility for extension or permanency should a position become available within the team.

An Order of Merit may be used to fill future identical full time permanent vacancies within a 12-month period. Appointment to the position may be based on written application and referee reports only.

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

Under limited direction of the CAMHS Acute HLT Manager you will:

1. Provide clinical mental health assessments and take a lead role in the crisis and safety management of young people presenting with complex mental health presentations to The Canberra Hospital. Liaise, consult and participate in consultation of the clinical management of young people within a hospital setting.
2. Build and nurture relationships within the hospital, community sector/GPs in line with CHS Mental Health’s objective of enabling that sector to provide more complex care.
3. Participate in and provide clinical expertise in regard to mental health assessments, safety planning, case presentations and clinical case reviews, promoting collaborative treatment approaches within a recovery framework.
4. Undertake and provide clinical supervision and professional development activities including the provision of community/stakeholder education. Promotion via presentations and engagement with a range of community stakeholders.
5. Actively participate in CAMHS Service development and quality improvement through membership on committees and working parties. Develop strategies and evaluation processes to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and continual improvement.
6. Be available to work within all program areas of CAMHS service needs arise and be available to work on a seven-day rostering system.
7. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

• Provide expertise and technical knowledge in specialist area across a range of programs or activities for the agency.
• Provide accurate and specialised advice including anticipating problems and contributing to issues management.
• Work with independence, subject to limited direction against established priorities, practices, and methodologies to deliver quality outcomes.
• High level ability to manage confidential and sensitive information.
• High level ability to respond to and prioritise competing and often urgent requests in a calm and efficient manner while also maintaining high work standards and accuracy.
• Works cohesively within a multi-disciplinary team and adapts quickly to a changing environment.
• Commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people, their families and/or carers.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in Nursing
• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Minimum 4 years post graduate experience, or relevant post graduate qualification
• Hold a current Driver's license
• 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.

Desirable

• Experience in working with children and young people.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• Minimum 5 years fulltime equivalent experience, or relevant post graduate qualification

Desirable

• Experience in working with children and young people.

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.

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.

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

1. Proven ability to assertively engage with young people, including those who are reluctant to engage with health services.
2. Demonstrates good mental health knowledge, skills and experience in clinical assessment, safety planning and therapeutic intervention, to young people experiencing mental health difficulties, utilising evidence-based practice.
3. Demonstrates 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. Demonstrates participation and willingness to participate in clinical research, quality improvement activities, training, teaching and clinical supervision.
5. Demonstrates a commitment to work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience and displays behaviour consistent with Canberra Health Services values of Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind.

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system. Applications must include a copy of a current resumé, and

• A response to the selection criteria under “what you require” in no more than two pages.

Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

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.

Administrative	Frequency
Telephone use	Frequently
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Occasionally
Graphical/analytical based	Never
Sitting at a desk	Frequently
Standing for long periods	Frequently

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Occasionally
Frequent travel – driving	Occasionally

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Frequently
Working outdoors	Never

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Frequently
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Frequently
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Frequently
Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers	Frequently
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Frequently

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Never
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Never
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Never
Excessive noise	Never
Low lighting	Never
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Never
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Never

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Never
Lifting 10 – 15kg	Never
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Never
Reaching	Never
Kneeling	Never
Foot and leg movement	Never
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Never
Bending/squatting	Never
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Never
Push/pull	Never
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Never