Allied Health Professional - Head to Health Kids CAMHS (529690)

Service Tasmania; Launceston; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Tasmania is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Head to Health Kids team. This role focuses on delivering integrated mental health care for children aged 0-12, requiring a deep commitment to quality health services. Responsibilities include care planning, assessments, and collaborating with service providers to enhance child and family wellbeing. If you possess an approved allied health qualification and are passionate about mental health interventions, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Professional Development Allowance

Fitness Passport for family access

Access to salary packaging benefits

Qualifications

• Completion of an approved allied health qualification.
• Current Working with Children Registration required.
• Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support establishment of new mental health services.
• Deliver assessments and care plans for mental health interventions.
• Participate actively in a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Culturally appropriate services

Collaborative care partnerships

Quality and safety standards

Education

Allied health professional tertiary qualification

Job description

Please note this position is also being advertised as Clinical Nurse Specialist - Head to Health Kids CAMHS (528940d) and only one position will be filled on merit.

The team: CYMHS Head to Health kids

H2HK Tas is an integrated secondary level mental health service for emerging complexity for the 0-12 year age group and represents an important addition to a child and family mental health stepped care model in Tasmania.

This early intervention service enables families to access a range of evidence based individual and group interventions and supports for mild to moderate emotional, behavioural, social, relational, and developmental challenges.

The Head to Health Kids Tas service works with families, and universal, secondary, and tertiary service providers, to provide integrated and holistic care. The Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) is a key co-service partner.

As part of the Head to Health Kids team, the role will:

• Support the establishment of the CYMHS North 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 relevant assessment, recovery focused case management and other recovery or trauma informed services, including specialised therapies for clients and their families or carers.
• Provision of evidence-based assessment and treatment interventions for clients with major and complex mental health problems, that are in line with the Tasmanian Governments Rethink Initiative and the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. Working in accordance with the development and implementation of specialised treatment programs.
• Actively participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team including the provision of support and consultation to other team members as required.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Why Tasmania

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment:

Multiple fixed term full time, day worker position, working 76hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possibleuntil 30 June 2026.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary:$110,425 - $121,907per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Please note that access to salaries beyond $119,290 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme
• Salary range is in accordance withAllied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022

Salary Packaging

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Allowances:

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

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 (where applicable as determined by individual position requirements)
• Current Driver’s Licence

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• 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

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• Generic Allied Health Professional HP03 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Madeleine Gardener
Clinical Lead - CAMHS • CPRH
03 6777 4985
[e-mail]

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