Senior Mental Health Professional

East Metropolitan Health Service; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development Opportunities

Study leave/assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible leave arrangements

12% employer contributed superannution

Fitness Passport

Discounted Smart Rider for travel to/​

Job summary

Midland Community Mental Health Service is seeking a Senior Health Professional - Mental Health to join the Assessment Treatment Team. The role focuses on emergency mental health intervention, triage, and managing complex crises within the community care model, including care coordination and leadership in clinical decision-making.

This fixed-term, full-time position involves shift work and the potential for extension or permanency in a dynamic public health setting.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for registration with the relevant board (Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Nursing).
• Current 'C' class driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Provides emergency mental health intervention and risk assessment for consumers.
• Manages care coordination and advanced crisis management within the community mental health service.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and case reviews; delivers care planning and treatment.
• Provides clinical consultancy on mental health emergencies for teams and community.

Skills

Registration eligibility

Driver's licence (C)

Education

Registration eligibility with relevant board (Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Nursing)

Job description

CRVCID 753719

About the Opportunity

We are currently seeking a skilled and dynamic individual to join the Assessment Treatment Team (ATT) with Midland Community Mental Health Service as a Senior Health Professional -Mental Health (SHPMH). This is a fixed-term, full-time position working 76 hours per fortnight. Appointments to this position have the possibility of extension and/or permanency. Please note this role may include shift work.

About the Position

The Senior Health Professional - Mental Health is responsible for providing emergency mental health intervention and managing consumers under the care coordination model within the community mental health service. Undertakes triage, primary client assessment and management of complex mental health emergencies and crises at an advanced level. The SMPMH Provides specialised clinical consultancy regarding mental health emergencies for community mental health teams and for the community.

Key Duties

• Provides clinical services including triage, emergency mental state and risk assessment and treatment planning and crisis intervention for consumers.
• Delivers emergency mental health interventions using a variety of modalities.
• Participates in the multidisciplinary team including clinical and administrative meetings as appropriate.
• Demonstrates effective leadership and decision making qualities and participates in the effective functioning of the community mental health team, including participation in case reviews and clinical meetings.

Essential & Desirable Criteria

In addition to the Essential Criteria and Desirable Criteria outlined in the attached Job Description Form, the below requirements will also be considered to determine your suitability for the role:

• Evidence of eligibility for registration with the relevant board (Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Nursing), or evidence of eligibility for or current full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers must be provided prior to commencement.
• Evidence of current “C” or “C.A” class drivers licence.

Contact for Further Information

For further job-related Information: for further information, we encourage you to contact Bianca McCarthy, Team Leader, on [phone].

The Midland Community Mental Health service provides specialist clinical mental health services to individuals aged 18-65. The specialists treat those:

• Who are not responding well to treatment for mental illness in a primary care setting (e.g. General Practitioners)
• With severe and complex mental health issues/illness
• Have a significant level of disturbance and psychosocial disability due to their illness that has a significant impact on their functioning
• Significant functional difficulties that require coordination of care and support across multiple agencies, family, friends, support people, carers and providers
• Would benefit from a multi-disciplinary team due to the intensive or complex nature of care required.

Services include:

• Assessment Treatment Team
• Clinical Treatment Team
• Intensive Clinical Outreach Team
• Midland Wellness Clinic
• Older Adult Community Services

The service operates from 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday (except on public holidays).

Employee Benefits

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Flexible leave arrangements.
• Other professional and location-based allowances.
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• Fitness Passport- discounted access to select gyms, pools, and fitness centres across Australia
• Discounted Smart Rider for travel to work

Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote applications from people with disability. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the recruitment process. Please contact [e-mail] to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the application or selection process. Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

Other Conditions

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within EMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.