Youth Dual Diagnosis Clinician

• Full time, fixed term position
• Based in Melbourne CBD
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

In this unique role, you will step outside the traditional clinical space and focus on practical interventions rather than clinical assessments. You will be joining a multidisciplinary team of Allied Health professionals and Peer workers and play a pivotal role in delivering efficient, effective, and hands-on therapeutic services, with plenty of opportunities to connect and engage in fun activities with young people.

The position is based at Frontyard in King St, Melbourne, with community outreach to young people also as a feature of the role.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Supporting young people (and their families/carers) who are experiencing difficulties associated with mental illness and problematic substance use
• Providing secondary consultation and advice when required
• Providing age and developmentally appropriate individualised, assessment and support to young people who experience dual diagnosis presentations
• Ensuring that all support provided to young people is recovery oriented, trauma informed, healing-oriented, culturally safe and evidence-based

What cohealth offers:

• Generous salary packaging options to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation). Salary packaging reduces your cohealth taxable income, meaning you pay less tax on your cohealth income
• A generous rewards program from our salary packaging provider
• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Novated Leasing available
• Discounts for health and wellbeing activities, such as gym memberships, health clubs products, and spas
• Free staff Immunisations and Vaccines
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)
• Career development and continuous learning opportunities/mentoring with senior clinicians

Our ideal candidate:

• Tertiary qualifications in Nursing / Social work / Psychology / Mental Health and eligibility to join the relevant professional body (including AHPRA, AASW, APA)
• Proof of qualification to be sighted
• At least three years of mental health and/or AOD and/or Dual Diagnosis sector experience, particularly with young people within marginalised communities and/or experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre - Employment Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

To apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6683867.

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria in the Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as suitable applications are received.

Applications close 08 November 2024 at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Lee-Ann Boyle lee-ann.boyle@cohealth.org.au