Access & Triage Service (Senior) - Infant & Child Specialist
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About The Role
The Access & Triage team delivers timely support to consumers and carers of all ages, recognising that young people have distinct needs.
The Senior Clinician – Infant and Child Intake is a specialist phone triage role, responsible for screening and triaging referrals for children aged 0–14 with significant emotional and behavioural concerns. The role also provides expert advice to GPs, families, and stakeholders across the Grampians region, and supports general triage when required.
In partnership with the Team Manager, the Senior Clinician provides clinical leadership through mentoring, supervision, and contributing to daily team operations.
Qualifications
- Relevant professional qualification in a health-related discipline (nursing, social work, occupational therapy or psychology); current AHPRA registration where applicable.
- Desirable: having completed the developmental psychiatry course through Mindful.
- Appointment to RPN4 positions must have completed either a post graduate diploma in Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing or a specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing program or a specialist post basic course of training which led to registration as a division 3 nurse. A substantial period of work experience (usually at least 5 years) to achieve expert knowledge.
- Allied Health Professionals (Occupational Therapy and Social Work) (usually at least 5 years of experience), possessing specific knowledge in the branch of the profession.
- Psychologist Grade 3 is a person who is registered as a Psychologist with AHPRA with a minimum of five years professional experience as a Psychologist Grade 2 (or equivalent), complies with the code of ethics and legal requirements of the psychology profession.
- Clinical experience working with young people and their families of whom are experiencing ill mental health.
We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the positions are filled.
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Culture & Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to Staff Fitness program
- Staff rewards and recognition programs
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
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