Senior Clinician (Nurse only), Outreach Service, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Service
Core
Provide crisis assessment, treatment, and assertive support to individuals experiencing acute mental health and/or alcohol and other drug concerns in a community setting.
Role type
Senior Clinician (Nurse)
Builds
Acute community-based mental health and AOD assessment and brief intervention support
Domain
Healthcare / Mental Health / Drug and Alcohol Services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced clinical assessment, sound clinical judgement, crisis intervention, recovery-oriented care, multidisciplinary collaboration, emergency department follow-up support
Preferred skills
Experience in fast-paced acute mental health environments, commitment to recovery-oriented care
Responsibilities
Undertake comprehensive community-based mental health and AOD assessments, Provide brief acute intervention and recovery-oriented treatment, Deliver emergency department follow-up support and facilitate referral pathways, Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, Contribute to service development and clinical leadership