Allied Health Professional-CAMHS (529702)

Job Description

Allied Health Professional-CAMHS (529702) Australia, Tas Jan 2, 2025 The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is seeking Allied Health Professionals to join our new Head to Health Kids (H2HK) Tasmania service. This role will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver secondary level mental health assessment, intervention, and liaison for infants, children, and their families and caregivers, experiencing emerging complexity regarding emotional, social, relational, and behavioural functioning. As part of the Head to Health Kids team, the role will: Support the establishment of the Southern Head to Health Kids Tasmania service. Undertake assessments, care planning, and delivery of individual and group secondary level mental health interventions to children and families, including culturally appropriate services. Develop and support collaborative care partnerships with service providers including across primary health, child health and parenting, paediatrics, child safety, education, and early childhood programs and services. Collect and review client and service outcome data and participate in activities to improve client outcomes. Contribute to continuing quality and safety, service development and improvement, and professional development processes and standards. Duties: Ensure the delivery of a comprehensive clinical service through the provision of assessment, case management, and individual therapies, including specialised therapies for clients and their families or carers. Provide evidence-based assessment and treatment interventions for clients with major and complex mental health problems, including the development and implementation of specialised treatment programs. Function as an active member of a multi-disciplinary team, including the provision of support and consultation to other team members as required. Prepare specialised reports as required. Consult and liaise with the broader health system including GPs, other agencies, and families and carers to optimise service effectiveness and efficiency and continuity of care. Details of Appointment: Fixed term full-time day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 30 June 2026. Salary: $110,425 - $121,907 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount. Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria: Satisfactory completion of an approved allied health professional tertiary qualification/program of study and registered with the relevant National Board or, in the case of self-regulated allied health professions, full membership/eligible for membership with the relevant professional association. Current Working with Children Registration. *Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role. Desirable criteria: Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience in an area relevant to the role. Postgraduate qualification or working towards a postgraduate qualification relevant to the role. Current Driver’s Licence. For more information: Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the contact person for detailed information about the vacancy. Please note applications close 31 January 2025 at 11:55PM. #J-18808-Ljbffr