Senior Mental Health ED/Mental Health Triage Clinician – PECT (Psychiatric Emergency Care Team)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and suitably qualified Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4, Social Work Grade 3, Occupational Therapist Grade 3 or Psychologist Level 3 to join the Psychiatric Emergency Care Team in the Emergency Department and Mental Health Telephone Triage on a full time or part time, ongoing basis.

Reporting to the Psychiatric Emergency Care Team Manager, the successful applicant will play an important role in the undertaking of a range of mental health clinical duties including the provision of high standard acute clinical assessment, evidence-based treatment and support consumers experiencing significant mental health difficulties and their carers/families.

The successful applicant will take ownership to undertake the following: