Cats Clinician

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Full timePart time
If yes, please log in to the Austin Health careers website via ‘Employee Login’ using your network log in details to search, view and apply for all career opportunities available. Make an impact supporting patients, their families and carers Role provides a challenging environment with great variation Full time opportunity (part time option), working across 7 days $112k to $121k base + rostered and shift allowances + salary packaging + Super Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. About the Crisis Assessment Treating Team Service We are an integrated component of Austin Health’s Mental Health program, and we pride ourselves on being consumer recovery focused. NECATS provides highly skilled clinical assessment and treatment options and works closely with local service providers and other specialist mental health services. This is an interesting and varied position working in the areas of Crisis Assessment Team, Telephone Triage, Emergency Psychiatry Service (Emergency Dept.) and PACER (Police and Clinician Emergency Response) on a 24/7 rotating roster. About the role As a Senior Mental Health Clinician, you will be working across the 4 roles of CATTS primarily provide an intensive outreach and/or in reach mental health service to high-risk people, as well as their families and wider service systems within the Austin Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Service catchment. You'll work collaboratively with CATT clinicians and the broader AOAMHS staff and teams, to support people in their own environment and who are at risk of harm. A regular day will see you: Deliver high quality care for consumers Provide direct service in the clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of people and families utilising individual outreach approaches Complete a high standard of accurate and timely clinical and operational documentation and data entry in a timely and efficient manner, and in accordance with AOAMHS standards of documentation and relevant professional/mental health sector statutory requirements About you You will be someone with excellent communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills, who takes a supportive team approach to their work. You'll have strong organisational and time management skills, as shown by a dynamic and flexible approach to time and workload management. To be successful in this role you will bring with you: A relevant professional qualification in a health-related discipline (mental health nurse, social work, occupational therapy or clinical psychology) and current registration with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) with 5 - 7 years' experience (discipline dependant) in a clinical mental health setting, engaging in enhanced mental health/ risk assessment and management, well developed communication skills, networking, and interpersonal skills (refer to position description). Minimum years of clinical experience for a senior role according to the Enterprise Agreement, specific to experience with children and young people within a tertiary mental health setting (refer to position description). Specialist assessment and brief crisis intervention skills Knowledge of recovery and collaborative clinical practice including complex crisis assessments Ability to network with stakeholders and carers Ability to participate in quality improvement activities Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program Mentoring and career development opportunities Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists Work with us! We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sandro Madrigale, CATS Manager sandro.madrigale@austin.org.au Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. Application closing date: Sunday 16th February 2025 Job type:

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