Job description

For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

- Full Time Permanent
- Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2, with salary range of Level 2: $104,826 - $110,122 per annum)+ Superannuation OR
- Classification: Health Professional Level 1 AQF 7,8,9 with a salary range of $99,432 - $111,229 per annum + Superannuation
- Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits for living and entertainment benefits, increasing take home pay
- Location: 16 Scaturchio Street, Casuarina, Darwin Medicare Mental Health Centre, NT 0810

About your new role

As a Mental Health Clinician, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality, person-centred care to individuals accessing the Centre. Drawing on your expertise in mental health recovery and crisis intervention, you will help instil confidence and hope, supporting consumers on their journey toward wellness.
In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues to provide a range of supports, including clinical care, social and emotional wellbeing, psychosocial assistance, and therapeutic support. Your work will focus on individuals experiencing mental health crises and/or emotional distress, ensuring care is tailored to their unique needs.
Service delivery will be guided by the principles of Trauma-Informed Care and Recovery-Oriented Practice, underpinned by extensive co-design processes to ensure consumer involvement and empowerment.
This position requires participation in a 7 day rotating roster, including outreach, day, evening, and weekend shifts.

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.
For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improve their quality of life in a way that suits them.




We're proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.
Further information about Neami National and the organisations Values https:///about

What will Neami offer

- Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
- Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
- Career development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
- Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
- Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

What you will bring to the role

- Relevant tertiary qualification and professional registration:
- Psychology, Nursing or Occupational Therapy with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration; or
- Social Work with current membership or eligibility with Australian Association of Social Worker (AASW); or

- Ongoing compliance with CPD and professional registration requirements.
- Experience in mental health practice.
- Demonstrated ability to form and nurture partnerships with government and non-government mental health, emergency, and community service providers.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries, demonstrate empathy and build trust.
- Strong capacity to engage effectively when working with discomfort, distress and people experiencing crisis.
- Ability to work autonomously,



manage competing demands and exercise sound judgement.
- Experience in working as a member of a transdisciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation.
- Ability to adapt communication style to meet the needs of a diverse range of people and identify changing needs within a group.
- Knowledge of trauma informed care.
- Strong computer literacy and written communication skills.

What the role requires

- National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
- Current Working with Children Check
- Australian working rights
- A valid driver's licence

How to apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (please select the paperclip icon in the top right-hand corner).
To apply for this position, please:

- Click the 'Apply now' button where you will need to create a username and password
- Upload your resume and cover letter.

If you are excited about this role and have further questions or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Obum Obieche | Acting Clinical Service Manager | [email protected] PH 0400 216 442
If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician - Darwin Medicare Mental Health Centre enquiry via Ethical Jobs for assistance.
Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.
Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people. Click here for the full statement

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