Senior Clinician - Adult Mental Health

Job Description

About the Role This is a full-time contract opportunity until June 2025 (with likely extension) and will be based at Chatswood with some outreach work involved and flexibility to WFH 1 day/week. As a Senior Clinician with the Uniting Adult Mental Health (UAMHS) team, you will work with adult clients as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team with a psychiatrist as Clinical Lead. You will participate in weekly case review meetings, working towards achieving practical and durable goals for clients. The senior MH clinician works autonomously to provide structured psychological interventions and wrap-around supports. The team provides professional support to each other, sharing of risk and fostering a growth and learning environment. The team also consists of an addiction specialist, nurse practitioner, psychologists, and social workers. Discipline-specific supervision and support are available for advanced credentialing in your field. If you would like to grow your expertise and specialist skills in a supportive environment that actively promotes career development and advanced training, please apply. About the Program The Uniting Adult Mental Health program is designed to support clients over the age of 18 living in the Northern Sydney area for up to 12 months. The program primarily receives referrals from GPs and focuses on providing primary mental health care, medication management, and therapeutic interventions. As a Clinician, you will work closely with GPs, ensuring that clients' care plans are effectively implemented and that discharge planning is handled smoothly, whether that involves returning the client to their GP’s care or transitioning them to another service. Each clinician manages their own caseload and is supported in practicing specialist psychological interventions such as RO-DBT, schema therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and family systems therapeutic modalities. Clinicians also provide case management and wrap-around supports. Knowledge and Experience In this role, you will bring your clinical knowledge in mental health, particularly in risk assessment, mental state examination, and bio-psycho-social assessment. You will also have experience in providing therapeutic interventions such as CBT. Your ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, alongside ongoing support from the Team Leader and monthly online clinical supervision, will be crucial to your success. About You (Essential Requirements) Qualified Social Worker, Psychologist, Registered Mental Health Nurse, or Occupational Therapist. Registration with AHPRA or eligible for or a member of AASW. A strong understanding of risk assessment and management, mental state examination, and bio-psycho-social assessment. Experience in delivering psychological interventions, particularly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Benefits & Culture At Uniting, we celebrate diversity and welcome all people, regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from diverse cultural backgrounds to apply. Our benefits include: Salary packaging entitlements (pay less tax) and company rewards. Ongoing training and development, including cultural awareness training. The opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of adults in your community. A collaborative work environment with strong team support. If you are passionate about working with a team to make a real difference in mental health care, we encourage you to apply. Click the Apply button and attach your Resume. Should you have any questions, please contact Alex Sullivan from Uniting. Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks, and Reference Checks. Closing date: 11:55pm Tuesday 4th February, 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr