Clinical Nurse or Allied Health Skilled - Forensic Services
Job no:
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Work type:
Full time, Part time
Location:
Adelaide CBD, Adelaide Metro Northern, Adelaide Metro Eastern
Categories:
Allied and Scientific Health, Mental Health, Nursing/Midwifery
Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service – Forensic Services, Enfield ****
Salary – Allied Health Professional (AHP2) $91,****** - $106,******
Registered Nurse/ Midwife (RN/M2C) $90,913 - $114,917
+ 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
Full time and part time opportunities, temporary (fixed term) contracts
About the role
Forensic CAMHS provides a mental health service which supports young people in custody and provides a mental health consultation service toKurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre, as well as community-based Adolescent Sexual Assault Prevention Program (ASAPP).
Forensic CAMHS also provides a service to the Adelaide Youth Court to triage young people listed to appear in the Youth Court for mental health concerns.
The multidisciplinary team is comprised of clinicians from a variety of disciplines (including psychiatry, nursing, social work, occupational therapy and psychology) as well as Aboriginal Social & Emotional Wellbeing Workers who bring a high level of cultural expertise to the team.
The role includes some periodic after hours and Saturday work.
Key duties of the role




Allied Health Professional (AHP2)
Working with young people (and their families) experiencing social and emotional difficulties or mental health distress, responding within the established frameworks of the clinician's scope and area of practice.
Providing culturally informed assessments, interventions, and care plans.
Collaboration and co work as required within CAMHS and other services in the provision of social and emotional wellbeing/mental health and community services.
Present at and contribute to multidisciplinary team reviews.
Registered Nurse/Midwife (RN/M2C):
Provide a high standard of advanced clinical mental health nursing practice.
Assess, plan, implement, and coordinate care and appropriate service delivery options.
Provide health education, physical health monitoring, therapeutic interventions, counselling, and rehabilitation programs to improve mental health outcomes.
Participate in and oversee the provision of quality mental health nursing care in a forensic setting.
Skills and Experience
Allied Health Professional (AHP2)
Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers or
Appropriate Degree or specific qualification as recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia.
Must hold general registration with the
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