Allied Health Clinician - Youth Mental Health

About the role

Flourish Australia is recruiting an Allied Health Clinician for its headspace youth mental health service in Bankstown. The clinician provides high-level clinical services to young people and families, including evidence-based assessment and person-centred recovery plans. The position is a closed-term part-time role until 30 June 2027, with negotiable hours of at least 2 days (15.2 hours) and up to 3 days (22.8 hours) per week, Monday to Thursday.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions in line with Medicare Better Access best-practice standards.
• Provide culturally safe, socially inclusive and developmentally appropriate psychological interventions (individual and group) with young people and their families or carers.
• Take part in clinical decisions on assessments, treatment planning and risk management, and report progress during case discussions and team meetings.
• Monitor young people at risk, assess risk levels regularly and develop action plans under the Flourish Australia risk management framework.
• Maintain accurate clinical notes in the electronic medical records system and comply with reporting requirements.
• Build working relationships with GPs, NGOs and schools, and contribute to service development.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience delivering mental health assessments and evidence-based interventions.
• Clinical Psychologist or Registered Psychologist with current full AHPRA registration, or Occupational Therapist with mental health accreditation, or Social Worker with an approved qualification and mental health endorsement, or Division 1 Mental Health Nurse with additional mental health training.
• Ability to register with Medicare Australia as an Allied Health Professional provider.
• Sound knowledge of recovery-focused, family-inclusive practice and of the Australian health care and youth mental health sectors.
• Desirable: personal lived experience of a mental health issue, private practice or Medicare-based experience, direct experience with young people from diverse and LGBTQI+ backgrounds, supervisory experience, knowledge of relevant legislation and policies, and a current Australian driver's licence.

Required skills

• Assessment, counselling and therapeutic interventions, and clinical documentation.
• High-level computer literacy, including report writing and electronic client management systems.

What we offer

• Remuneration commensurate with experience, 12% superannuation and salary packaging.
• 17.5% annual leave loading, 2 extra days of personal leave, Christmas and New Year off, and 10 weeks paid parental leave.
• Tax-free salary packaging up to $15,900, employee assistance program, regular supervision, mentoring and a strong team.
• Travelling transport and fares allowance when using a private vehicle.