“We support individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.”
About the Role
About Neami National
Connect to Wellbeing are Neami National services located in Cairns, Townsville and Mackay. Following a ‘no wrong door’ approach, Connect to Wellbeing provides a single point of entry to psychological services.
Offering intake, assessment, triage and referrals, Connect to Wellbeing connects people with the right service at the right time. The centralised intake service is accessible online, via phone or email.
Connect to Wellbeing is a Neami National service supported by funding from the Australian Government under the PHN Program.
Through strong clinical and community connections, Connect to Wellbeing works to ensure that the right service is available at the right time. GPs and primary health teams will be provided with updates as referrals are actioned and received by service providers.
Based on the stepped care model of mental health support, Connect to Wellbeing focuses on integration of the health care system and facilitates people moving easily between programs as their support needs change over time.
The staff team at each Intake, Assessment and Triage Service will consist of a Service Manager/Clinical Service Manager, a Clinical Lead and Triage Mental Health Clinicians as well as Intake workers. The three teams will be overseen by the Regional Manager, North Queensland.
About your new role
The CRSW - Intake worker will provide the intake function; receiving initial referrals, undertaking eligibility screening and referring to the Mental Health Clinical Support Coordination Team. This position is not required to be clinical. CRSW - Intake workers will work as part of a collaborative team approach, supported by regular opportunities to reflect upon their practice and access comprehensive training and development.
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The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:
Michelle Ramm, Clinical Services Manager – Connect to Wellbeing
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 0448 257 671
Applications Close: Sunday 1 October 2023
Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.
Neami NationalNeami National is a community mental health service that provides rehabilitation and recovery support services across Australia. We support people to improve their health, live independently and pursue a fulfilling life based on their strengths and goals.As one of Australia’s largest providers of community mental health services, we work in diverse communities across Australia, ranging from the inner-city suburbs to regional and remote areas. Drawing on the knowledge, capacity and expertise of a national organisation we work in partnership at a local level, to deliver services that meet individual and community needs. Our evidence-based approach supports innovation, improvement and the quality of our services. Guided by the participation of consumers in shaping our services, and our peer workforce, we know the benefit that lived experience brings to the quality and integrity of our services. Over 30 years, we have built partnerships with hospitals, clinical mental health services, non-government services, universities and community health services. Together, Neami, and our wholly owned subsidiary Me Well, support more than 8,000 individuals to achieve greater independence.Visit Neami National to know more and find out why to work with us.Me WellMe Well (Mental Health and Wellbeing Australia) is a division of Neami National, focusing entirely on NDIS services. This focus allows us to develop expertise in supporting people under the NDIS, and to tailor our way of working to make sure it’s suited to the NDIS. Visit the Me Well website and find out more about our supportive work culture.We acknowledge Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as the Traditional Custodians of the land we work on and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that their sovereignty was never ceded and the impact of structural inequality that resulted from invasion continues to this day.Neami is committed to cultivating inclusive environments for staff, consumers and carers. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion makes our teams, services and organisation stronger and more effective.
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