SEWB Therapeutic Clinician
Job No:
MHAC46
Location:
Regional East Arnhem, NT
Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation is the regional Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in East Arnhem Land, providing comprehensive primary health care services for over 6,000 Indigenous residents of North East Arnhem and public health services for close to 10,000 people across the region.
Social and Emotional Well Being Therapeutic Clinician
Miwatj Health aims to improve access to integrated, culturally responsive and safe mental health and drug and alcohol services that holistically meet the social and emotional well being and mental health needs of the population in the East Arnhem region. We are seeking enthusiastic, dedicated and appropriately qualified clinicians to fill two roles within our organisation.
Our Values
- Compassion care and respect for our clients and staff and pride in the results of our work.
- Cultural integrity and safety, while recognising cultural and individual differences.
- Driven by evidence-based practice.
- Accountability and transparency.
- Continual capacity building of our organisation and community.
In this role you will be responsible for working collaboratively with members of the Social and Emotional Well Being team, the Manager Mental Health to contribute to the development and delivery of the Miwatj SEWB model.
Key Responsibilities include;
- Deliver culturally adapted evidence based therapeutic interventions that value and build upon traditional indigenous knowledge
- Contribute to a coordinated approach for the prevention, assessment, early intervention, referral and shared care arrangements for common mental and behavioral disorders, including alcohol and drug use disorders
- Use client feedback to continuously improve service deliver
- Meet relevant data reporting requirements including data entry for the Primary Mental Health Care Minimum Data Set (PMHC MDS)
- Ensure Therapeutic Work complements and works in an integrated way with the existing medical and social/cultural support streams of care
To apply for this role you must be either a registered Clinical Psychologist, Registered Psychologist, Mental Health experienced Social Worker, or Mental Health experienced Occupational Therapist and be eligible to work in Australia.
For further details please refer to the Job Description by clicking here.
This is a full time position with benefits and an attractive salary commensurate with experience. The position is Darwin based and will involve regular travel throughout the Miwatj region (locally based and subsidised accommodation may be negotiated).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply.