The role of a Mental Health Clinician is to provide high-quality, early intervention intake/assessment services to young people, their families/carers and community professionals. This position will also provide brief episodic support to young people struggling to engage with the health system.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver youth-friendly mental health services, conducting intake assessments, AOD screening, risk assessment and referrals to appropriate services.
* Collaborate with young people and families in care planning, delivering brief interventions and group programs.
* Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and maintain a clinical case load as required to meet program targets.
* Build relationships with the community, attend network meetings, and lead mental health awareness and service development initiatives.
* Provide a comprehensive intake service to young people, community members and professionals seeking services.
Required Skills and Qualifications
* A tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Mental Health Nursing, and full/provisional general registration with AHPRA or AASW eligibility.
* Experience or knowledge working with young people (12-25), providing mental health care, assessments, risk management, and brief interventions using sound decision-making and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to plan recovery and support needs using a shared decision-making approach and family-inclusive framework. Experience in the planning, provision and evaluation of group-based interventions for young people and their families/carers.
* Skills in community engagement, group interventions, and working with diverse, culturally sensitive populations (incl. LGBTIQ+, First Nations). Experience in providing community awareness and development activities.
* Strong communication and teamwork skills with a commitment to trauma-informed, gender-affirming, and culturally safe practices.
Orygen strives to create diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We aim to build a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities.