We support individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.
About the Role
About Neami National
We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life and we give our all to support people to achieve the wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.
For some people this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it might mean nurturing relationships, and for others, it could be building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different goals for their own life, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life, on their terms.
We are proud to support 32,000 people living with mental health challenges across Australia and offer more than 70 services, over 49 different Indigenous lands, across the nation. These include mental health and wellbeing supports, housing and suicide prevention services.
About your new role
As an Allied Health Professional or Mental Health Nurse, you will draw on your discipline specific skills, to provide high quality interventions aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing outcomes for consumers accessing the Living and Learning Centre. The Mental Health Clinician role will have a focus on clinical assessment, provision of relevant evidence-based interventions (within practice scope) and collaborative care coordination.
You will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team that includes other clinicians, wellbeing coaches and peer wellbeing coacher (psychosocial team). You will also work closely with the site leadership team to support and maintain a positive culture, to deliver high quality service and to support continuous quality improvement. The Mental Health Clinician will have the opportunity to engage in regular reflective practice, access training and professional develop session with the Clinical Lead.
What will Neami offer in return?
What you will bring to the role?
Social Worker It is a mandatory requirement that the candidate is eligible for membership to the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and that the candidate does not have any other outstanding professional competency or ethical issues, or complaints known to the AASW which may preclude membership to the association
· Current Accredited Mental Health Social Work endorsement with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) would be highly desirable.
Psychologist Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with a current annual practicing certificate is essential.
Occupational Therapist Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with a current annual practicing certificate is essential.
Mental Health Nurse - Registration as a Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and a current Certificate of Registration.
· 2 years’ experience in mental health practice and a relevant post-registration and/or tertiary qualifications in mental health nursing is highly desirable
What the role requires: