Role overview
Key Responsibilities:
1. Clinical
2. Provides high quality specialised mental health services for children and adolescents.
3. Conducts mental health assessment (including home and community based), intervention, management planning and evaluation
4. Provides evidence based individual and group treatment interventions for clients with complex problems and their families.
5. Provides guidance to the multidisciplinary team for risk assessment and safety planning, including for disclosures of risk and/or child safety concerns as necessary.
6. Evaluates the effectiveness of the whole mental health service and therapy programs.
7. Manages all mental health referrals through the multidisciplinary intake process and triage system.
8. Engages in multidisciplinary discussions to ensure best practice and quality intervention planning.
2. Management
* 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.
3. Administration
* Maintains own calendar and client database.
* Maintains client information in accordance with organisational, professional and the National Disability Insurance Scheme requirements.
4. Education/Training
* Develops, prepares and presents training for staff in relation to mental health interventions.
* Develops resources and programs for the use of other staff in areas of expertise.
* Assists with supervision and development of students and colleagues.
* Engages in continued professional development/education and ensures continued eligibility for membership with the appropriate professional association.
* Participates in performance planning and performance reviews.
5. Other
* Performs duties in line with the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS Act) and Disability Services Act
* Performs duties in line with the organisation's and National Disability Insurance Scheme's Codes of Conduct.
* Performs duties in accordance with relevant Occupational Health and Safety and Equal Opportunity Legislation.
Role Requirements
* 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
Why Join Connect
* Paid Professional Development Leave – up to 3 days paid leave (pro-rata)
* Rural Health WestScholarships available – on acceptance of applications and dependant on eligibility criteria. Up to $10,000 per annum.
* Incentive Bonus Scheme –quarterly percentagebonus when clinicians achieve 100% of client service hours target.
* Structured clinical supervision – weekly line management, regular clinical and peer supervision, multi/trans-disciplinary training workshops, weekly team meetings.
* Professional growth and development
* Resources - use of work laptop, mobile phone (during clinic hours) and vehicle (to attend appointments)
* Relocationassistance (claimable through Rural Health West)
* Access to quality Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free sessions with qualified psychologists to help improve mental health and overall wellbeing
* Work in amultidisciplinary team (over 200 years of experience) to support the needs of children and their families
* Referral Bonus Program
* Structure 'End of term' social events and in house wellness workshops
About Connect:
Connect Paediatric Therapy Services is the leading paediatric therapy service in the North West and has been thriving since 2017. Our proven success as a local regional allied health and mental health provider is based on our understanding of the unique challenges to providing quality services in remote WA. Our solutions focused team of experienced clinicians are supported to adapt and collaborate creatively to support children with a variety of needs. It is our mission to give children in regional areas access to the high-quality services they need. Connects core value is making real change for families and we do this through family-centred practice. Our model focuses on delivering multidisciplinary allied health services, utilising the latest evidence-based interventions. We are committed to supporting choice and control, and as a registered NDIS provider, our clinic in Karratha provides choice for both private clients and NDIS participants in the Pilbara and beyond. Find out more about our Team at and our region at
How to Apply:
Connect Paediatric Therapy Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we embrace and value diversity and encourage people with a disability or Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply.
Email your cover letter and up-to-date resume to