- Central Adelaide Local Health Network
- Mental Health Services, Various Locations
- Salary AHP-1 $34.49 - $42.10 per hour plus 25% casual leave loading
- Salalry AHP-2 $44.45 - $51.49 per hour plus 25% casual leave loading
- Casual
About the role
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) Mental Health Clinical Program is made up of a range of multidisciplinary teams providing recovery-focussed clinical services to consumers. These teams include inpatient and sub-acute, community and rehabilitation teams in youth, adult and older persons’ services.
AHP-1 As a mental health clinician, the Social Worker works as a part of the multi-disciplinary team and is accountable for the provision of team and discipline specific services with the aim of improving consumers’ clinical outcomes. The Social Worker may be located in community, inpatient or rehabilitation teams and is responsible for the delivery of a range of clinical activities appropriate to the setting including care coordination, acute mental health and psychosocial assessments, care planning and clinical review, consistent with the Model of Care and Service Plan. The range of recovery-focused services include specialist Social Work psychosocial and family assessments and interventions, rehabilitation, emergency assessment, acute services, crisis intervention, assertive care and clinical support as required.
The Social Worker works collaboratively with consumers, families and carers with the aim of maximising wellbeing, assisting stabilisation of mental health and building capacity for self-management to enable maintenance of community tenure. The Social Worker will liaise closely with a network of stakeholders concerned with the delivery of services to mental health consumers.
AHP-2 Working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Social Worker (AHP2) works with complex consumers and is accountable for the provision of team and discipline specific evidence-based services with the aim of improving consumers’ clinical outcomes. The Social Worker demonstrates a proficient level of mental health professional knowledge and skill and participates in educational, quality and service improvement and planning activities.
The Social Worker may be located in community, inpatient or rehabilitation teams, works with complex consumers and is responsible for the delivery of a range of clinical activities appropriate to the setting including care coordination, acute mental health and psychosocial assessments, care planning and clinical review, consistent with the Model of Care and Service Plan. The Social Worker will complete a range of skilled recovery-focused services include specialist Social Work psychosocial and family assessments and interventions, rehabilitation, emergency assessment, acute services, crisis intervention, assertive care and clinical support. The Social Worker will contribute to the development of formulations, as well as developing, implementing and monitoring specialised and targeted interventions to support the achievement of the consumer’s clinical goals and to improve psychosocial functioning.
Qualifications
See role descriptions
About CALHN
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, theRoyal Adelaide Hospital,The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, theHampstead Rehabilitation Centre,and theRepat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services atGlenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.
We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in thetop 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.
What we offer
- Attractive salary packaging available
- 17.5 per cent Leave loading applied to your annual leave if on a term contract
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Onsite Gym and Day Care facilities available to staff at TQEH and RAH.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.
Essential Requirements:
Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Application Information:
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Job ref: 844178
Enquiries to:
Sandra Matta Telephone:0422 004 584
[email protected]
Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Sunday 27 October 2024
Attachments
844178 RD AHP-1.pdf
844178 RD AHP-2.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines