Are you ready to join a tight-knit team and apply your apply extensive knowledge and experience in psychology, social work, counselling, occupational therapy, or nursing in a role with real meaning?

Complete Staff Solutions are recruiting for multiple Clinicians to support the provision of patient centred and trauma informed care within a mental health clinical counselling service for our Federal Government client.

Our client (Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling) is Australia’s leading provider of high-quality mental health assessment and clinical counselling services for Australian veterans and their families. They are focused on meeting client needs through a combination of proven clinical practices and new and emerging evidence-based approaches.

Overview

Start Date: ASAP Pending Clearance        

Assignment Length: 24 months           

Hours/Days: 37.5hrs per week, Monday to Friday     

Casual Pay Rate: $67.00 - $76.00 per hour + super           

Location: Bundall, QLD & Mt Gravatt, QLD (Flexible arrangements to be agreed upon commencement)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide high quality clinical services including risk assessment and intervention, referral, evidence-based individual, couple and family counselling, and case management to eligible Open Arms clients in order to achieve outcomes identified in care planning.

• Conduct reviews with clients on counselling progress to determine further approaches and establish additional needs, including extensions to episodes of care.

• Using the Client Management System, maintain confidential files for each client that include session progress notes, care plans, risk assessment, and additional client interactions.

• Schedule and attend Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, including clinical supervision, to maintain professional registration.

• Adhere to relevant legislation, ethical guidelines and policies pertaining to best-practice client care.   

Key Skills Required

• Excellent interpersonal skills with competency in the provision of trauma informed, holistic, client centred intake, assessment and brief intervention with vulnerable clients;

• Ability to complete clinically appropriate intake assessment and documentation with formulated risk assessments which are tailored, appropriate, and actioned in accordance with presenting risk;

• Currency of knowledge in relation to DVA matters, Open Arms policies, adherence to DVA policies and procedures including Risk Escalation pathways, reporting and documentation;

• High level of written and verbal communication skills;

• Sound judgement and the ability to respond to critical incidents in a calm and timely manner;

• Excellent IT skills and the ability to confidently navigate IT equipment and software.

Mandatory Requirements

• Currently hold or ability to obtain a Working with Vulnerable People registration OR

• Currently hold or ability to obtain a Working with Children check

 In addition to the above, one of the following:

• Qualifications as a registered Psychologist / Occupational Therapist / Registered Nurse with full AHPRA registration, OR

• Social Worker with membership of the Australian Association Social Workers (AASW) on commencement, OR

• A Masters-level counselling qualification and registration with PACFA as a Registered Clinical Counsellor or with ACA at Level 3 or Level 4.

We encourage interstate and local applicants to make contact with our team on 02) 6669 1*** / *******@completestaff.com.au or APPLY NOW.