Accredited Mental Health Clinician

Your role at St John of God Social Outreach

We are seeking applications from Accredited Mental Health Clinicians (Social Worker Occupational Therapist or Psychologist) with expertise in offering individual and group therapeutic interventions to join our Raphael Services team in Ballarat Victoria.

We are offering this role on a permanent part-time basis working 22.5 hours per week. Days of work can be flexible with Friday being a mandatory day.

As a perinatal specific service our goal is to offer evidence-based interventions at no cost to clients who are experiencing mental health challenges in the perinatal period. Our multidisciplinary clinical team comprises Psychology Mental Health Social Work and Mental Health Occupational Therapy supported by a warm and efficient administration team.

All delivered in the community. All tailored to suit the individuals and families that need them. All in partnership with general practitioners and other local healthcare providers.

The Position

• Provide evidence-based services to patients/carers within the clinical specialty area/s.

• Provide assessment intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s. Provide services to DVA TAC and Workcover patients

• Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised staff.

• Contributes to the evaluation of the Service and Clinical Specialty to ensure continuous improvement.

• Ensures effective multidisciplinary teamwork through professional communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues patient/carers and service providers.

• Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems.

• Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to professional development.

• Supports service through communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service

• Supervision of junior caregivers and Welfare Officers

• Supports the profession through student learning.

You will have senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of practice within a healthcare setting ability to undertake professional supervision and/or mentor junior staff and develop evidence based innovative clinical practices and initiation of quality improvement activities.

Successful applicants will have completed tertiary qualifications in Social Worker Occupational Therapy or Psychology and hold registration with AHPRA or AASW.

Must be eligible for a Medicare provider number.

Above all patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer:

• Social Worker/OT Grade 2: $95432 to $114129 (pro-rata for part-time) plus 12% superannuation

• Psychologist Grade 2: $95926 to $110468 (pro-rata for part-time) plus 12% Superannuation

• Salary packaging up to $18550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage rent meal entertainment holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• Permanent part-time working 22.5 hours per week

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options additional purchased leave & well-being programs

For enquiries please contact Kelly Jacobson Manager Mental Wellbeing & Raphael Services VIC on.

Please note: If suitable candidates are identified shortlisting and interviews may begin before the advertisement closes.

At St John of God Social Outreach we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure welcoming and accessible and unified through our diverse community.