Expression of Interest for Allied Mental Health Professionals

headspace Bunbury is a service for 12-25 year olds and offers youth friendly facilities and access to services including general health, mental health, sexual health, alcohol & drug information and education & employment information.More information about headspace can be found at .org.au

headspace Bunbury welcomes expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Allied Mental Health Practitioners (Clinical or Registered Psychologists, Mental Health Accredited Social Workers or Occupational Therapists) to work in their Centre with young people aged 12-25, and their families, to deliver focused psychological strategies funded through MBS payment.

You must be accredited through either AHPRA or the AASW as a specialist mental health professional and have a Medicare Provider Number to be eligible. You also need to have current Professional Indemnity Insurance, National Police Clearance, Working with Children Check, and an ABN.

As a contracted allied mental health professional you would be working in an early intervention framework via Better Access (MBS) funding and under headspace guidelines. You would be working with young people 12-25 years and their families or carers, who have been referred by a general practitioner under a mental health treatment plan. Contractors will be required to assist administratively with collecting data for headspace National and also keeping electronic medical records for headspace Bunbury.

Contractors will be provided with:

  • Use of consultation room from which to provide sessions at no cost
  • Administrative office support e.g. booking appointments, client reminders and processing Medicare payments, training on medical/data software
  • The use of telephone, computer, internet and photocopier
  • Collegial support including participating in joint care and service planning in a multidisciplinary team
  • Opportunities to participate in headspace peer supervision and professional development activities

Financial arrangements:

  • Services delivered at headspace Bunbury are to be at no cost and will be renumerated via bulk billed without upfront or co-payment
  • headspace Bunbury will remit to the contractor all Medicare billings received for the contractor’s services
  • headspace Bunbury will make such payments on receipt of an appropriate fortnightly invoice

To express your interest in taking up this opportunity please complete the form attached and return to Janalie at:

Expression of Interest for Allied Mental Health Professionals

Name
Email
Phone
Qualification(s)
Experience working with young people aged 12-25
Suicide PreventionRegistered
Medicare (Better Access) Registered
Current Working With Children Check and expiry date
How many sessions per week are you interested in delivering?
Do you have a preferred day and time for delivering sessions?
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