Clinical Care Coordinator

Stride; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Meals and entertainment allowance

Leave loading 17.5%

Stride Rewards discounts

One wellbeing leave day per year

Ability to purchase extra leave days

Paid parental leave support

Supportive team environment

Excellent training and career dev

Job summary

Stride, Parramatta Medicare Mental Health Centre, is seeking a part-time clinician to deliver high-quality evidence-based mental health care. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support adults, families and carers, and deliver intake, assessment and planning with care coordination.

Essential registrations (OT, Psychologist, or Social Worker) and WWCC eligibility are required, with a focus on collaborative care planning and therapeutic interventions to improve recovery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must hold relevant registration under AHPRA or AASW.
• Understanding of evidence-based mental health interventions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments including suicide risk and safety planning.
• Provide clinical care coordination and therapeutic support to consumers.
• Conduct intake and triage of referrals and develop collaborative care plans.
• Apply therapeutic models (CBT, DBT, MI) in practice.
• Plan and develop services aligned with best practice and strategy.
• Function autonomously while collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide service navigation support for higher level care.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Electronic records systems

MS Office

Education

AHPRA OT registration

AHPRA Psychologist registration

AASW registration

Job description

Stride are leaders in mental health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition – it’s a name that’s purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

About the service:

Parramatta Medicare Mental Health Centre is a community mental health and wellbeing service for adults, their families and carers that offers access to integrated care and support to improve recovery outcomes using multidisciplinary approaches.Participants can access a range of community mental health support services; peer workers; clinical mental health services; care coordination.

On Offer:

• Based in Parramatta, NSW
• Permanent, part-time opportunity available (20 hours per week, may include weekends)
• Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free!)
• Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650!
• Leave loading at 17.5%
• Stride Rewards – access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion, food and fitness)
• One paid wellbeing leave day per year
• Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12-month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
• Paid parental leave support
• Supportive team environment
• Excellent training and career development

Role Overview:

Deliver high quality evidence based clinical care as a member of the multidisciplinary team to achieve better health outcomes for adults who experience mental health concerns and their families and carers.

• Conduct risk assessments, including assessment of suicide risk, violence/aggression and vulnerability and provide risk management in collaboration with the individual, their family/carers and other support systems with active engagement of appropriate referrals and treatment planning
• Provide clinical care coordination and therapeutic support to consumers
• Conduct intake and triage of new referrals and ongoing interventions and the development of collaborative individual care plans
• Experience with therapeutic interventions and skills in supporting clients using therapeutic models of care (eg: CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, etc)
• Participate in the planning and development of services for people with mental health issues and their families which are consistent with best practice standards and evidence-based care, and are in line with the strategic direction and vision for the service
• Conduct risk assessments, including assessment of suicide risk, violence/aggression and vulnerability and provide risk management in collaboration with the individual, their family/carers and other support systems with active engagement of appropriate referrals and treatment planning
• You will be expected to function autonomously, as well as work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Provide clinical care coordination and service navigation support for those requiring more specialist care

Requirements:

• Must have one of the following: Full AHPRAregistration as anOccupational Therapist, General or ProvisionalAHPRA registration as a Psychologist/Clinical Psychologist OR AASW registration/eligibility as a Social Worker
• Knowledge & understanding of the theory underpinning evidence-based interventions & clinical practice as well as demonstrated excellence in the practical application of such, in the areas of mental health and alcohol and drug use.
• Highly developed communication (including written) and interpersonal skills
• The ability to engage with people, advocate on their behalf and establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, clients, families & friends and stakeholders.
• Experience in the use of electronic client/customer management systems, ability to use a desktop computer, and experience with Microsoft Office applications
• Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a WWCC
• Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance

Stride is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Stride must undergo required screening processes prior to their successful appointment.

Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental healthrecovery,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.