Senior Mental Health Professional - Catherines House

• Provide clinical leadership to the Intake Outreach Team
• Lead intake processes for Catherine's House
• Support discharge planning and post-discharge consultation and liaison
• Provide evidence based perinatal and infant mental health assessment, triage, intake and treatment to ensure parents, babies and families receive consistent coordinated care that addresses their psychological, emotional, and physical needs
• Manage a complex caseload of referrals to Catherine's House
• Provide quality clinical practice to parent-baby dyads and their families and deliver evidence-based, group and individual assessment and interventions within the framework of Catherine's House' model of care.
• Facilitate access to mental health services for mothers and babies with perinatal and infant mental health needs or ensure other adequate follow up is arranged for their ongoing care upon discharge, including conducting 7-day follow-up appointments
• Liaise with various specialists and participate in psychosocial meetings, family meetings and multidisciplinary care review meetings
• Contribute to a network of referral options and information for consumers with perinatal and infant mental health concerns
• In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, contribute to the integration and evaluation of strategic direction and priorities for quality improvement and research
• Act to enhance the professional development of self and others
• Demonstrate active involvement in meeting the clinical unit's and organisational goals, including KPI's

• An Authorised Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) in Queensland or eligible to be authorised (you have worked primarily in a mental health setting for at least two (2) years- thereby enabling you to apply for recognition as an AMHP after completion of relevant training)
• Expertise in infant and / or perinatal mental health
• Experience in ambulatory / community / outpatient settings
• Research and/or quality improvement experience
• Has or is willing to work towards specialist perinatal and infant mental health qualifications
• Advanced clinical skills and experience in infant and / or perinatal mental health with the ability to lead complex referral processes
• Demonstrated experience and skills in mental health clinical assessment, triage, discharge planning, linkages with support services, and brief interventions, across the continuum of care, particularly in relation to perinatal and infant mental health
• High-level communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders
• Experience contributing to development of processes, policies and procedures
• Able to manage a high level of clinical risk with a strong ability to problem solve and prioritise workload

• General Registration via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Eligibility for accreditation or current Board approved Supervisor status with the Psychology Board of Australia or actively working towards same (desirable)
• Psychology Board of Australia Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical or Educational and Developmental Psychology or working towards same (desirable)

• A degree in Social Work that provides eligibility for membership to the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW). Tertiary qualifications for Social Work from overseas institutions require the applicant to include official notification from AASW that the qualification has been assessed as eligible for membership
• Mental Health Accreditation (desirable)

• General Registration via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Mental Health Accreditation (desirable)

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

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