Comorbidity Clinician

October 25, 2024

Sonder AU

Nuriootpa

OTHER & PART TIME

Posted: 25/10/2024

Closing Date: 22/11/2024

Salary: $73,795.28 - $91,586.56

Job Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Ngadjuri Country, Sonder Nuriootpa

Job Category: Healthcare & Medical

Job Description

Who are we?
Sonder is an inclusive, not-for-profit organisation that has been providing better quality health and support services to the South Australian community since 1993. We support thousands of people each year to access services across seven key domains – Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, Alcohol and/or other Drugs, Employment, Community Health, Disability, and Homelessness

What benefits can we offer?
When you work with Sonder, you become part of the Sonder family and that provides you with a number of benefits such as:

Salary (excluding super) paid above award and reviewed annually
Flexible working arrangements
Professional development allowance provided yearly
Generous salary packaging options - increase your take home pay by 6-12%
17.5% Leave Loading
Modern and welcoming office spaces
Christmas Closure Bonus Leave (above annual leave entitlements)
Training opportunities
Meal & entertainment allowances
Paid parental leave, and much more!

Sonder are open to negotiating further benefits with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you.

Hours: This Position is part-time (0.5 FTE)
Location: Sonder Nuriootpa, with travel required to Sonder's Gawler site as required.
More Information & Position Description via this link: https://bit.ly/4e0A28F

About the Role:
The Comorbidity Clinician will work as part of a Mental Health & Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) team to deliver focused psychological interventions for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders (comorbidity) in a primary care setting.
The Comorbidity Clinician will be responsible for:

Providing clinical, integrated treatment services to individuals within the AIM team at Nuriootpa and Gawler (Willaston).
Planning and implementing assessment and treatment services
Liaison and consultation with Peer Practitioners, other Sonder AOD programs, General Practitioners, and other professional employees
Participation in individual and group supervision, and attendance at team meetings and external meetings
Group program development and implementation where appropriate and necessary

Experience Requirements:

A minimum 2 years supervised experience in the area of Mental Health and AOD
A minimum 2 years relevant professional development and or supervision.
Experience in delivering cognitive behaviour therapy, recovery orientated interventions, harm minimisation interventions, and other evidence based mental health & AOD interventions.
Experience in care coordination in a Mental Health and/or AOD setting
Demonstrated experience working within a fast-paced environment;

Qualification and Other Requirements:

Drivers Licence
Current or willing to obtain a Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
Certificate IV Alcohol and Other Drugs
A tertiary Qualification in health, welfare, social or behavioural science with demonstrated advanced practice experience or knowledge in the minimum core competencies form the CHCSS00093 Alcohol and Drug Skill Set
Accreditation or eligible for accreditation as mental health clinician (eg. Registered or Clinical Psychologist, Accredited mental health Social Worker, or Clinical Registration PACFA)
Current Child Safe Environments