Provides high quality specialised mental health services for children and adolescents.
Conducts mental health assessment (including home and community based), intervention, management planning and evaluation
Provides evidence based individual and group treatment interventions for clients with complex problems and their families.
Provides guidance to the multidisciplinary team for risk assessment and safety planning, including for disclosures of risk and/or child safety concerns as necessary.
Evaluates the effectiveness of the whole mental health service and therapy programs.
Manages all mental health referrals through the multidisciplinary intake process and triage system.
Engages in multidisciplinary discussions to ensure best practice and quality intervention planning.
Contributes to the strategic planning, development and implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based, person-centred mental health service.
Provides clinical supervision, facilitates performance management and mentors mental health team.
Allocates workload and manages availability of human resources within the mental health team, including line management duties for payroll and staff entitlements.
Participates in the development of policies and procedures, documentation and evaluation of mental health services.
Assists with feedback and complaints management
Provides support in incident and risk management in collaboration with the Clinical Services Manager.
Maintains own calendar and client database.
Maintains client information in accordance with organisational, professional and the National Disability Insurance Scheme requirements.
Performs duties in line with the organisation’s and National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Codes of Conduct.
