AUCKLAND HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD Te Toka Oranga O Tamaki Makau Rau

POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Details: Clinical Team Member- RYFS Title: Clinical team Member Department:

RYFS

Reports to: Team Leader. RYFS

Location: Greenlane

Employee’s Name:

Date:

Purpose of Position To provide a comprehensive, accessible, culturally sensitive and respectful mental health service to children, adolescents and their families/whanau within a multi-disciplinary context. This role is based at the Kari Centre in Greenlane; and will include the provision of assessments, reports, liaison & consultation. Where appropriate to provide focused short term mental health and addiction interventions with children & adolescents and their whanau referred through the Youth Justice System. Services may be delivered in the community, at Court, or at the CYF Youth Justice/Care and Protection Residences.

Key Accountabilities Clinical:  Provide occupationally appropriate and comprehensive assessments and treatment for clients and their families/whanau in a multi-disciplinary context, and participate in regular clinical supervision.  Active participation in multi agency health and development team, including interagency collaboration over decision making, information sharing, and interagency reviews.  Contribution to multi agency and multidisciplinary care plans for clients.  Provide high standard written reports suitable for use by the Court, CYF, and Family Group Conferences.  To provide focused and evidence based Mental Health treatment and therapies for young people and their whanau. Professional:  Maintain membership of appropriate professional body and to uphold the standards of that body within the service and whilst liaising with other agencies.

Cultural Competence:  Demonstrate an understanding and application of cultural competence in work with clients from other cultures. Training/Research:  Undertake such training in child and adolescent mental health if this is assessed as a developmental need with the approval of the Service Manager / Clinical Co-ordinator / Clinical Supervisor. 

Maintain a professional obligation to remain informed about clinical issues pertinent to work with children, adolescents and their families/whanau.

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Contribute to evaluation and monitoring of service.

Service Development & Delivery:  Maintain a responsibility to contribute to the development and delivery of the service, support consumer representation in that process and adhere to a client focus/family orientation.

Authorities This position has the delegated authorities as detailed in the Delegation of Authorities Policy.

Relationships External Clients of RYFS Centre

Internal Multi-disciplinary team members

Child & Adolescent Services community and hospital based

Culturally specific services

Child health services

Team Leader

General Practitioners

Lead Clinician

Judicary and Court officers.

Service Manager & Clinical Co-ordinator

Youth Advocates

Committees/Groups Professional body Other groups as negotiated/delegated by Service Manager / Clinical Co-ordinator Korowai Manaaki & Whakatakapokai multi agency and multi disciplinary clinical groups.

Cultural Advisory Team Police Clinical Supervisor Education based systems, e.g. schools, Special Education Service Cultural groups providing services

Professional Advisor General Manager - Mental Health Other Mental Health Services

Children, Young Persons & Their Families Service 2 05/11/14

Youth Court Professionals

Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice North Whakatakapokai Care & Protection North residential facilities Ministry of Health Health Funding Authority Mental Health Commission Mason Clinic

3 05/11/14

Person specification

Education/Achievements

Essential Qualification in identified health/mental health profession

Preferred Post Graduate Qualification in mental health

Membership of professional body Current practising certificate/certificate of competency Drivers licence Experience/Knowledge

Knowledge of normal developmental stages Knowledge of mental health assessment and treatment methodologies Knowledge of child & adolescent mental health issues. Knowledge of child & adolescent development. Experience with forensics, in particular youth forensics Experience with care and protection and trauma in children/adolescents.

Specific Competencies

Clinical experience in assessment and therapeutic interventions in the social, behavioural and emotional needs of a client group Communication skills in consultation, networking and liaison Clinical experience in assessment and therapeutic interventions in the social, behavioural and emotional needs of children and adolescents Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

4 05/11/14

Post qualification relevant work experience

Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families/whanau Experience in Youth justice/ forensics and report writing.

Commitment to biculturalism and cross cultural clinical practice Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with clients and their families/whanau Ability to prepare written work to a high standard for Court.

Personal Qualities

Respect for other team members and their occupational perspective. Ability to work under pressure. Ability to work independently for periods of time, and self motivate. Effectiveness at collaboration with other professionals and agencies.

5 05/11/14

Organisational and time management skills