The Department of Health is seeking suitably qualified applicants for one Allied Health Lead Practitioner for CYMHS Youth Mental Health in the Northwest of Tasmania.

The Team

Come join our team and apply your skills, passion, and knowledge in making a positive difference in the lives of young people in the Northwest of Tasmania.

We are seeking a senior allied health professional with experience in clinical leadership, complex case management, assessment, counselling and/or therapy, and within mental health or relevant/related sector would be ideal. You would be working within a well-supported, innovative, diverse multidisciplinary team to provide developmentally appropriate treatment with young people, and their families.

Our Aim

The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) in Tasmania is growing! We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Lead Practitioner to provide clinical services to young people and their families/significant others experiencing mental health concerns. The position available is within our new team which is currently being developed as initiatives under the CYMHS reform program (Youth, Youth Forensic, Out of Home Care and Youth Hospital in the Home).

The Lead Practitioner will have a passion for providing a person-centred approach and working within a multidisciplinary team environment, providing high level clinical leadership to the team.

• Leadership training is available and provided by the Tasmanian Health Service in partnership with University of Tasmania.

The role

The Allied Health Professional - Lead Practitioner works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical care to a high standard within a designated program or region or statewide stream. Working within a Multidisciplinary team framework, and supporting other staff within the discipline, the Lead Practitioner – Allied Health will:

• Ensure service delivery to children and young people, their families/significant other is in accordance with evidenced-based practice, person-centred, trauma-informed and meet the requirements of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, Legislative requirements, Agency Policy and relevant professional competencies.
• Actively contribute to the ongoing development of the program area and related change management processes through the implementation of the associated model of care, operational service model and clinical governance requirements.

You will

• Be part of a dynamic and well supported team committed to delivering high quality mental health services to young people, and their families/carers.
• Undertaking clinical services through the provision of complex case management, assessment, and individual therapies, including the development and implementation of specialised treatment programs
• Working alongside innovative team leaders and consultant psychiatrists to develop new youth mental health services in Tasmania.
• Leading and working with an amazing and diverse group of clinicians as part of the collaborative multidisciplinary team, including the provision of support and consultation to other team members as required.
• Acts as a role model and deliver comprehensive, developmentally appropriate, and trauma-informed biopsychosocial mental health assessments and therapies, and a range of evidenced-based psychological, creative and other therapies.
• Provide clinical leadership within a designated program area, region and or statewide stream.

One allied Health position in the Northwest

• Office is based in Devonport.
• The Northwest Coast is an area of Tasmania where you have easy access to a multitude of beautiful beaches, bushwalks and other recreational activities spread across the small cities and townships that make up this region.  It is truly a beautiful part of lutruwita!

An attractive relocation package and support for international visa requirements may be available for successful applicants.

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Satisfactory completion of an approved allied health professional tertiary qualification/program of study and registered with the relevant National Board or, in the case of self-regulated allied health professions, full membership/eligible for membership with the relevant professional association
• Current Working with Children Registration