Mental Health Clinician (HASI Plus) inTamworth inTamworth PUBLISHED WED 15 JAN 2025

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Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Clinician to take on a clinical lead role within a multi-disciplinary residential service!

The Position Available Is

• Full-time (76 hours/fortnight)
• Part-time hours will also be considered and negotiable
• Working Monday - Friday
• This position offers an attractive annual salary between $90K - $110K commensurate with qualifications and experience
  
  

About the Location

The HASI Plus program supports people in Tamworth and the Hunter area. This is an independent role where you will be responsible for managing your own time. The role will require some travel to both areas however will be based in Tamworth.

Relocation assistance will also be considered for the right applicant.

About The Opportunity

The role of the Mental Health Clinician with HASI Plus is a lead clinical role across the New England and Hunter area with one of Australia’s leading providers of comprehensive mental health support services. HASI Plus is a collaborative, residential support program delivered by Flourish Australia & the Hunter New England LHD.

HASI Plus provides residential support to people with severe and persistent mental health issues & complex needs. This is achieved through effective collaboration with people we support, their families or carers, Flourish Australia staff, NSW Health, and various other stakeholders. The Mental Health Clinician will play a vital role in supporting participants, providing clinical advice, liaising with state-wide health agencies to promote our services, developing and implementing in-house training, as well as maintaining professional relationships across the local health district and allied health industry.

The key tasks and responsibilities will include but is not limited to:

• Plan and coordinate clinical services relating to people accessing HASI Plus.
• Provide clinical support, direction and education to other staff as required.
• Analyze and report on HASI Plus Clinical supports performance across designated areas.
• Develop and implement person-driven, recovery-focused assessments, therapies and support plans to promote an individual’s independence, opportunities and choices.
• Work in close cooperation with the Local Health District Mental Health Clinician to jointly plan clinical care and rehabilitation for the people accessing our service.
• Meet all policy, contractual and legislative requirements and ultimately achieve good outcomes for the people who access HASI Plus.
• Ensure positive, ongoing and productive communication between Flourish Australia, the HNE LHD and any relevant stakeholder/funding body, as required
• Ensure that all engagement, assessments and support planning with people who access our services are recovery-focussed, least restrictive, culturally appropriate and accessible to the individual.
• Actively participate in relevant clinical activities including direct support, assessment and support planning, case conferences and reviews.
• Provide psycho-education and training to people who access our services, their family members and/or carers, relevant stakeholders and staff members to ensure appropriate supports and to reduce ignorance-related stigma of mental health issues.
• Utilise allied health qualifications and experience to enhance the service offering across Tamworth and Newcastle sites
• Collaborate with colleagues across Flourish to provide clinical advice and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Engage state-wide local health district representatives to promote services and generate referral
  
  

About You

The Mental Health Clinician with HASI Plus will design and facilitate proactive, person-directed interventions to enhance the individuals understanding of their mental health issues, promote their self- determination, choices and resilience, and develop opportunities for community integration and citizenship. An ideal candidate would:

• Be able to work independently, demonstrate initiative and take a clinical lead role
• Have a high-level understanding of clinical mental health interventions and outcomes
• Build and maintain strong working partnerships in the community with other allied health professionals to provide choice to people accessing the service
• Apply advanced working knowledge of person led recovery practices
• Provide capacity building through psycho-education and training to non-clinical staff
  
  

For more information about the day to day key responsibilities of the role, please find the full position description here.

Please note - Successful candidates must maintain a Class C drivers license and proof of comprehensive insurance must be provided when required. You may be directed to use your private motor vehicle in the course of performing your duties when an organisational pool motor vehicle is unavailable. You will receive the Travelling Transport and Fares Allowance when using your private vehicle for work related purposes.

Who we are

Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community.

Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.

Selection Criteria

Essential