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• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service - Women’s and Children’s Health Network
• Full time, temporary up to 30 Jun 2021 - Total Indicative Remuneration AHP3: $108,448 - $116,253; RNM3: $124,301 - $131,635 - AHP3 / RNM3

Within the framework of the National Mental Health Policy and the Standards for Mental Health Services and in a manner consistent with the stated Vision and Values of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) the Senior Social Worker provides clinical expertise for children, adolescents and their families with mental health issues. The Senior Worker primarily provides direct expert care for an individual or group of clients and clinical leadership to multidisciplinary staff. The Senior Social Worker is a person who through education and experience is able to effectively ensure and provide quality services to children, adolescents and their families experiencing complex, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, within a multidisciplinary and inter agency team context.

The Nurse Consultant is accountable to the Nursing Director through the EMHS Clinical Coordinator for delivering specialist mental health nursing assessment, risk assessment, referral and clinical intervention to consumers with complex/immediate mental health needs. The NC is responsible for ensuring optimal consumer care is provided by utilizing the process of nursing to deliver direct and comprehensive mental health assessment and individual follow up/referral to mental health consumers within the Women’s and Children’s Hospital WCH as required . The provision of assessment, education, therapeutic intervention and referral/care transition is considered essential components of care which is directed towards the attainment of optimum consumer health and recovery. This involves consultation and liaison with other professional disciplines and non-governmental organisations.

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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

750167 Senior Social WorkerNurse Consultant.pdf