Overview
Connect Paediatric Therapy Services – Bulgarra WA
Connect Paediatric Therapy Services are looking to expand our team! Please forward your interest with your resume to the advertised email.
What We Offer
* A dynamic team to support your growth within allied health and working with special needs children
* Full administration support
* Contractual hours as arranged
* Professional Development Support
* Flexible working arrangements for the right candidate whether that be school hours or part time
Role
Key Responsibilities
* Provides high quality specialised mental health services for children and adolescents.
* Conducts mental health assessment (including home and community based), intervention, management planning and evaluation
* Provides evidence based individual and group treatment interventions for clients with complex problems and their families.
* Provides guidance to the multidisciplinary team for risk assessment and safety planning, including for disclosures of risk and/or child safety concerns as necessary.
* Evaluates the effectiveness of the whole mental health service and therapy programs.
* Manages all mental health referrals through the multidisciplinary intake process and triage system.
* Engages in multidisciplinary discussions to ensure best practice and quality intervention planning.
* Contributes to the strategic planning, development and implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based, person-centred mental health service.
* Provides clinical supervision, facilitates performance management and mentors mental health team.
* Allocates workload and manages availability of human resources within the mental health team, including line management duties for payroll and staff entitlements.
* Participates in the development of policies and procedures, documentation and evaluation of mental health services.
* Assists with feedback and complaints management
* Provides support in incident and risk management in collaboration with the Clinical Services Manager.
* Maintains own calendar and client database.
* Maintains client information in accordance with organisational, professional and the National Disability Insurance Scheme requirements.
* Performs duties in line with the organisation's and National Disability Insurance Scheme's Codes of Conduct.
Employment Criteria
* Current C Class drivers' licence
* Current Working with Children Check
* Ability to obtain NDIS Worker Screening Check
* Successful Criminal Record Screening Clearance
* Completion of 100-point identification check
* 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
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