About the opportunity:

The Mental Health Clinician, based at headspace Esperance, will provide high level clinical services, consultation and leadership to the headspace team and advanced clinical services to young people and their families and friends by co-ordinating the triage and intake process for enquiries and referrals and providing direct services to a caseload of young people with complex needs in Esperance.

Key clinical tasks of this role are to:

• Provide clinical services in accordance with the headspace model and utilising evidence-based practice.
• Maintain case records, in the agreed format and within expected timeframes that clearly documents activities undertaken and ensure all documentation is comprehensive, factual and complies with relevant legislation, professional guidelines and organisational policies.
• Work closely with the Clinical Lead to manage referrals, intake, waiting lists and case allocations.
• Demonstrate familiarity with ethical standards and show clinical awareness of available support in areas such as forensic and legal topics, mandatory reporting of abuse, confidentiality and managing risk.

About you:

• Allied health professionals (AHPs; psychologists, social workers), and psychiatrists who have full and current professional registration to practice from relevant peak professional body (e.g. AHPRA, AASW).
• Occupational therapists who have full and current professional registration to practice from AHPRA, and who have completed additional mental health training/endorsement in mental health.
• Division 1 Mental Health Nurses who have full and current professional registration.

About the role:

The Practice Nurse will play an active role in supporting the ongoing development of the physical and sexual health stream. The Practice Nurse is responsible for providing person-centered support, education, referral, and advocacy to young people aged between 12-25 years regarding their physical, sexual, mental, and psychosocial health. This role will work closely with key stakeholders and the Community Engagement team to promote health and wellbeing in the community and within secondary schools. The Nurse will also build capacity within the multidisciplinary team by providing secondary consultation.

We are looking for someone who can provide:

• 1:1 health education around issues relevant to young people including sexual health, substance use, body image, nutrition, exercise, immunisations, general health, and wellbeing.
• an exceptional standard of youth friendly care to headspace young people.
• physical health interventions when required relating to vaccination, acute physical illness, chronic physical illness injury other physical health issues within scope of practice.
• sexual health interventions to either optimise a young person’s sexual health or prevent the incidence of (or reduce the severity of sexual and reproductive health problems, within scope of practice.
• work within the multidisciplinary team to support the physical & mental health needs of young people and their families and friends.
• perform youth health assessments and screening, escalate concerns to internal and external services and parents, caregivers, or guardians as appropriate. 

Requirements of the role:

• Current Registration as Registered Nurse (Division 2) with AHPRA with tertiary qualifications in Nursing (RN Yr 2 +).
• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) registration.
• Certificate of sexual Health /or sexual health training essential.
• Experience working with young people plus demonstrated knowledge of and sensitivity to the mental health needs
  of young people (12 – 25 years) and their families and friends.
• Minimum 2 years post graduate nursing experience working in a mental health area.
• The ability to autonomously provide comprehensive nursing services in the primary health setting.
• Knowledge of best practice interventions and models of care for young people.
• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality physical and mental health assessments with young people.
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, government policies and strategic directions in relation to
  mental health and alcohol and other drug disorders, particularly as it relates to young people.
• Works to develop additional knowledge and skills.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Uses various styles of communication to ensure that information being delivered is tailored to the audience.
• Ensures that communication is factual, accurate and presented in a clear and concise manner.
• Conversant with relevant community based mental health terminology.
• Demonstrates an understanding of organisational policies and processes and implements them appropriately.
• Demonstrated understanding of the challenges and experiences of young people from diverse backgrounds
  including young people who are culturally and linguistically diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
• Broad knowledge of the range of services available to young people in the local government, health, education,
  employment, and youth sectors.
• Competence regarding information technology, software packages and willingness to be trained and implement
  the headspace data collection tool.

About the Opportunity: 

The Aboriginal Youth Mentor is based at headspace Esperance and is a peer position which provides engagement to young people from a range of backgrounds, with particular attention to Aboriginal young men. This role will incorporate the incumbents lived experience to raise awareness to promote help seeking and early intervention for physical health, social and emotional wellbeing, alcohol and other drug use and vocational and educational support and facilitate access to headspace services through practical means such as transport. 

The Aboriginal Youth Mentor assists in the increase of community awareness mental health through psychoeducation on issues among Aboriginal young people, and their family and friends and assists to deliver health promotion activities, projects, and community events to engage identified target populations.  

Requirements of the Role: 

• Raise awareness and engagement of headspace Esperance through events, groups and individual mentoring support to young people via in-reach, outreach, and centre-based activities.  
• Advise on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally and contextually appropriate Community Awareness Plan in which young people are the primary audience.   
• Support the planning, development, and delivery of mental health literacy education sessions for young people, parents, families and friends, sector, and community.  
• Work with the Clinical Team to ensure that health promotion messages and activities relating to Aboriginal youth mental health are consistent evidence-based and speak to community. 
• Participate in relevant community and centre-based events and activities.

About you:

• Demonstrates experience working with and engaging young people with mental health, alcohol and other drug, and other social issues.  
• Demonstrates experience coordinating and facilitating youth programs, events, or activities within a community setting.  
• Experience in the development of positive working relationships with stakeholders  
• Ability to problem solve and work creatively with young people.  
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a team.  
• Works to develop additional knowledge and skills.  
• Uses various styles of communication to ensure that information being delivered is tailored to the audience.  
• Ensures that communication is factual, accurate and presented in a clear and concise manner.  
• Conversant with relevant community based mental health terminology.  
• Demonstrates an understanding of organisational policies and processes and implements them appropriately.  
• Demonstrated understanding of the challenges and experiences of young people from diverse backgrounds including young people who are culturally and linguistically diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders  
• Broad knowledge of the range of services available to young people in the local government, health, education, employment, and youth sectors .
• Competence regarding information technology, software packages and willingness to be trained and implement the headspace data collection tool.  

Key clinical tasks of this role are to:

• Provide clinical services in accordance with the headspace model and utilising evidence-based practice.
• Maintain case records, in the agreed format and within expected timeframes that clearly documents activities undertaken and ensure all documentation is comprehensive, factual and complies with relevant legislation, professional guidelines and organisational policies.
• Work closely with the Clinical Lead to manage referrals, intake, waiting lists and case allocations.
• Demonstrate familiarity with ethical standards and show clinical awareness of available support in areas such as forensic and legal topics, mandatory reporting of abuse, confidentiality and managing risk.

About you:

• Allied health professionals (AHPs; psychologists, social workers), and psychiatrists who have full and current professional registration to practice from relevant peak professional body (e.g. AHPRA, AASW).
• Occupational therapists who have full and current professional registration to practice from AHPRA, and who have completed additional mental health training/endorsement in mental health.
• Division 1 Mental Health Nurses who have full and current professional registration.