Role Overview
CYMHS Head to Health kids is seeking a skilled Allied Health Professional to join their team in Launceston.
Job Description:
This role is responsible for supporting the establishment of CYMHS North Head to Health Kids Tasmania service, undertaking assessments, care planning and delivery of individual and group secondary level mental health interventions to children and families, including culturally appropriate services.
* Develop and support collaborative care partnerships with service providers, including across primary health, child health and parenting, paediatrics, child safety, education, and early childhood programs and services.
* Collect and review client and service outcome data and participate in activities to improve client outcomes.
* Contribute to continuing quality and safety, service development and improvement, and professional development processes and standards.
Key Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive clinical service through relevant assessment, recovery focused case management and other recovery or trauma informed services, including specialised therapies for clients and their families or carers.
* Provision of evidence-based assessment and treatment interventions for clients with major and complex mental health problems, that are in line with the Tasmanian Governments Rethink Initiative and the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
* Actively participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team, including the provision of support and consultation to other team members as required.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will possess a satisfactory completion of an approved allied health professional tertiary qualification/program of study and registered with the relevant National Board or, in the case of self-regulated allied health professions, full membership/eligible for membership with the relevant professional association.
* Current Working with Children Registration (where applicable as determined by individual position requirements)
* Current Driver's Licence
Desirable Criteria:
The following criteria are desirable for the role:
* Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in an area relevant to the role
* Postgraduate qualification or working towards a postgraduate qualification relevant to the role