Senior Mental Health Clinician – headspace Kununurra
Core
Provide evidence-based mental health assessment, formulation, and treatment to young people (12-25) with complex, high-risk presentations, including co-occurring alcohol and other drug use and trauma, within family and community environments.
Role type
Senior Mental Health Clinician (Clinical Lead)
Builds
Individual and group interventions across centre, schools, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, outreach clinics, and hospitals.
Domain
Youth mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, remote community health
Required skills
Advanced risk assessment, AOD screening, safety planning, clinical supervision, trauma-informed practice, cultural safety, care coordination, clinical governance
Preferred skills
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity, experience in remote settings, training in CBT/ACT/DBT, service development experience
Technologies
CBT, ACT, DBT-informed practice, ASIST, Mental Health First Aid
Responsibilities
Lead clinical response to escalated risk, provide secondary consultation to other clinicians, contribute to clinical governance frameworks, collaborate with external agencies and local communities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with clinical leadership responsibilities