Mental Health Clinician
Core
Provide clinical care, assessments, and therapeutic support to young people (aged 12-25) across mental health, physical/sexual health, and substance use services.
Role type
Clinical mental health practitioner (Psychologist/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist/Mental Health Nurse)
Builds
Multidisciplinary care plans and safe service access for youth
Domain
Youth mental health and community services
Required skills
Clinical assessment, risk identification, therapeutic intervention, care coordination, multidisciplinary collaboration, cultural competency
Preferred skills
Evidence-informed therapeutic approaches (CBT, ACT, trauma-informed), suicide prevention training, group program delivery, regional service experience
Technologies
Clinical resources, community service networks
Responsibilities
Conduct mental health and risk assessments, provide counselling and brief interventions, coordinate care plans, screen for alcohol and other drug use, collaborate with families and multidisciplinary teams
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC