Our Values
Compassion, People Focused, Inclusion, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork
About Us
At Black Swan Health, we pride ourselves on our evidence-based, practical approach to supporting the health of everyone in WA. It’s our mission to enrich all corners of the community through our portfolio of primary health and mental health services, disability services and wellness programs, psychosocial supports and street doctor services.
We’re a multi award winning independent not-for-profit, governed by a highly experienced Board of Directors. At Black Swan Health we offer a broad range of services, which demands a highly skilled, diverse workforce. All our teams are made up of experts in their field, passionate about delivering the very best evidence-based support to our clients.
About the Role
Black Swan Health Limited is the lead agency in WA to deliver headspace Early Psychosis (hEP). hEP is an innovative initiative funded by the Australian Government (Department of Health) designed to ensure there is early intervention, responsive and recovery focused care for young people aged 12 – 25 years who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis or at ultra-high risk of experiencing psychosis.
As as a clinician you will act as a case manager and be part of a multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive, specialist and early intervention mental health service to young people aged 12-25 years who are referred to the hEP service.
As part of the multidisciplinary team, the clinician will
- Carry a caseload of young people within the Continuing Care team
- Provide mental health assessments, including completion of mental state examination, risk assessment, case formulations and individual treatment planning
- Provide case management and evidence-based psychological and psychosocial therapeutic interventions that promote recovery for the young person and their family, based on a cognitive behavioural case management approach
- Consult, liaise and link with internal and external service systems to provide a full range of tailored interventions for young people with a first episode of psychosis
- Crisis response and home-based assertive outreach as required, to facilitate engagement and treatment with a young person and their family/significant others
Key Competencies
Essential:
- Relevant Professional Qualification (ie, Clinical Psychologist, Registered Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Social Worker, Mental health Nurse) and membership of AHPRA, AASW or the appropriate professional body.
- Minimum 3 years experience in the application of evidence based clinical practice in the complex youth mental health field.
- Demonstrated ability to engage and work collaboratively with young people and their families/significant others
- Demonstrated ability to provide high quality assessment and evidence- based psychological interventions, within a stress-vulnerability and recovery framework for young people
- Experience in the application of evidence based clinical practice in first episode psychosis
Other Relevant Information
- Current police clearance and Working with Children’s check
- Current driver’s license and own vehicle
- Full Time role 38 hours Mon to Fri
Benefits & Culture
- An attractive salary package consisting of base salary, superannuation and salary sacrificing arrangements will be offered.
- Working with passionate and highly motivated team
Please click the APPLY button below or alternatively email to employment@blackswanhealth.com.au. Your application should include (in one file) a covering letter accompanied by your resume. Applications close 19.03.2021
Black Swan Health Limited is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of health services. We welcome all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
Please note we do not accept applications from recruitment agencies.
The application form will include these questions:
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- Are you currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)?
- Do you have experience working with young people with complex needs?
