Clinician - Level 2 Blacktown Medicare Mental Health Centre

Psychologist or Mental Health Social Worker or Registered Nurse or Occupational Therapist

Clinician for Blacktown Medicare Mental Health Centre

Permanent Full-time in Blacktown

HPA Level 2 $42.16 - $45.36per hour (Commensurate with experience) + Super + Generous salary packaging benefits to $18,550

Advert Closing – 11:55pm Sunday 2nd August

Join the multidisciplinary team at the Blacktown Medicare Mental Health Centre, where you'll play a key role in providing high-quality, recovery-oriented mental health care to the local community.

The Blacktown Medicare Mental Health Centre provides a safe and welcoming place where people can access free, immediate, short- and medium-term mental health support. You'll work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, including Lived Experience Workers, to deliver person-centred care and positive outcomes.

Role Overview:

The Clinician role is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. The role involves the provision of comprehensive, evidence-based clinical care management, psychological and psychosocial interventions to individuals in the community with mental health illness.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, including mental state examinations, risk assessments, case formulations and treatment planning.
• Deliver evidence-based psychological and psychosocial interventions within a recovery-oriented framework.
• Develop, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans in collaboration with consumers, families and the multidisciplinary team.

Essential Criteria

• Approved tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology or Social Work with full registration with AHPRA or eligible for membership with the AASW.
• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience of clinical practice field (excluding placements) within the mental health providing high quality triage, assessment and evidence based psychological interventions where required.
• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan and coordinate a comprehensive bio-psychosocial approach and interventions to meet the needs of clients.
• Willingness to work independently or with professional supervision from more senior members of the profession or health team when performing novel, complex, or critical tasks
• Ability and willingness to maintain documentation of clinical care and actively contribute to clinical review processes and planning for clients within a recovery framework.

• Demonstrated a commitment or willingness to continue professional development, contribute to workplace education through clinical supervision, training and education through the provision of seminars, lectures or in-services.

To Apply, click the Apply button & attach your Resume and Cover Letter addressing the Essential criteria.

To learn more about the role, click here to view the Position Description

Benefits & culture

As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from a diverse cultural background are encouraged to apply.

• Salary Packaging upto $18,500pa – increase your take-home pay
• Fitness Passport – support for your wellbeing
• U Rewards – discounts from top retailers
• 4 Me Days – additional paid leave each year (pro rata)
• 4 CPD Days per calendar year (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Professional development and training opportunities Ongoing training & development, with well-established team.
• Training opportunities with wide variety of clinical cases

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Please contact Pallavi Bhatia from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected] should you have any questions.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.

Questions? Contact Pallavi Bhatia – Talent Acquisition Specialist at [email protected]

About Uniting

Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

Empowered by diversity

At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.