Mental Health Access Clinician

Mental Health Access Clinician

• Join a progressive mental health organisation
• Opportunity to make a difference on the Darling Downs
• Professional development and growth

• The chance to join a longstanding non-profit organisation that has been providing health services to regional, rural and remote Queensland since 1994
• Opportunity to Make a Difference in a Rural Community
• Professional Development and Growth
• Support from the Organisation’s multi-disciplinary team
• Competitive salary + Flexible working conditions
• Salary Packaging Options (up to $15,899 tax free) and meals/entertainment packaging of up to $2,650
• Leave loading at 17.5%
• Employment Hero Rewards – access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion, food and fitness)

As a Mental Health Access Clinician, you will deliver therapeutic support and interventions to individuals with mild to high needs, supporting the operations of the Medicare Mental Health Centre (MMHC). Your expertise will ensure the provision of high-quality triage, safe mental health assessment, therapeutic interventions and referral services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Working with adults (18 to 65 years old) who present with various mental health matters;
• Developing a clear understanding of your clients through case formulation and assessment; 
• Providing counselling and evidence-based interventions in brief, moderate, extended and group forms; 
• Monitoring client risk factors; 
• Taking accurate case notes and complying with the quality framework; 
• Working closely with other allied health professionals in the community for referral and outreach; and
• Participating in community events and advocacy that build the profile and accessibility of the centre.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a tertiary qualification in an Allied Mental Health discipline and be registered with an appropriate professional association and /or AHPRA.  This is an excellent opportunity for a psychologist, social worker or counsellor with experience in the sector and a clear goal of providing proven interventions.  You will ideally have had some experience within a mental health service and knowledge of case management, care coordination and evidence-based intervention. You will also require a:

• Driver's Licence; and
• Police Check.

If this opportunity is of interest, please click "Apply" to submit your resume to JP Smith Recruitment & HR. For any enquiries, please call Jamie Smith on 07 4659 7400 quoting reference number 4068817.

As an equal opportunity employer, our client celebrates diversity and is committed to an inclusive work environment for its clients, staff and community, irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.