About the role
Mental Health Clinician - (12-month parental leave) with possibility of permanency.
* Do you want to help make real change in a family's life?
* Ready to be part of a multidisciplinary allied health team?
* Looking for increased work/life balance with flexible hours?
We are leading the way in the Pilbara in providing high quality allied health services to children with disabilities and their families. Our clinics have expanded in Karratha and Broome and an opportunity for this important role is now available.
Responsibilities
Based in the Karratha clinic, you will provide evidence based mental health intervention, within a multidisciplinary team for children and adolescents with mild to moderate mental health presentations. You will also work closely with children who present with dual disability (disability and co‑occurring mental health presentations). Under the guidance and support of our Senior Mental Health Clinician, you will work collaboratively with a large range of disciplines (including Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Continence Physiotherapists, Dietitians and Positive Behaviour Support) to provide holistic care for your clients.
You will undertake a variety of assessments and screens including initial assessments with a detailed developmental history, and be provided the opportunity to develop formulations to support intervention planning.
You will work closely with the key stakeholders in a child's life to educate them to develop individualised strategies to support the child's mental health in a variety of settings to include the clinic, school and community‑based therapy.
This role will provide you with the opportunity to deliver services face to face and via telehealth across the Pilbara, Kimberley and beyond, with exciting opportunities for occasional travel to beautiful locations such as remote Pilbara & Kimberley towns.
Continued learning is embedded into our culture, and you will be supported with internal supervision and encouraged to continue professional development in your passion areas.
About you
Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years' working with children and youth who experience anxiety and depression, emotional dysregulation and self‑harm, and be accredited with the appropriate body to provide mental health services through the Better Access Mental Health scheme and have experience. You will have experience working with children and adolescents with autism, FASD, Intellectual disability and/or developmental delays and thrive working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You will value the holistic approach to therapeutic intervention, have a passion for building quality relationships with your clients and their families and be comfortable holding difficult conversations.
About the practice
We have been thriving in regional WA since 2016, delivering services as a registered NDIS provider and servicing private clients. Our proven success as a local regional therapy provider is based on our understanding of the unique challenges to providing quality services in remote WA. Our solutions focused team is motivated to collaborate creatively to support children and young people with a variety of needs. It is our mission to give children in regional areas access to the high‑quality services they need, and work towards bridging the gap in healthcare for Aboriginal communities. Our service model focuses on delivering multidisciplinary allied health services, utilising the latest evidence‑based interventions.
We pride ourselves on a positive, harmonious and inclusive workplace culture. Our team are vibrant, friendly and welcoming. We go the extra mile to always support each other. We value professional development and a lifelong learning mindset and prioritise this by ensuring access to clinical seniors and providing frequent PD opportunities both internally and externally.
Experience and qualifications required
* Current membership with AHPRA and other relevant professional body as a Registered Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
* Registration with Medicare to provide services under the Better Health initiative.
* Self‑motivated and adaptable to the needs of each client, as well as the team.
Benefits and compensation
* Additional 1‑week Northwest Leave after 12 months of service.
* Structured clinical supervision – regular line management supervision, regular clinical supervision, peer supervision, multi/trans‑disciplinary training workshops.
* Flexible workplace arrangements.
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