Social Worker, Reproductive Mental Health

2 months ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:187981
**Department/Program**:Reproductive Mental Health Social Work, Mental Health And Addictions
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $37.3118**:

- **$50.7666 /hour
**Closing Date**: September 25, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager, Reproductive Mental Health Service, Mental Health and Addictions Program. The Reproductive Mental Health Service (RMHS) provides specialty mental health care to adult pregnant and postpartum people. RMHS provides both inpatient and outpatient comprehensive assessment and treatment initiationto patients on referral from community and hospital based health care providers; including obstetricians, gynecologists, family physicians, pediatricians, maternal and newborn nursing, public health nursing and others. Ongoing management and monitoring is provided to people primarily from the Capital district though referrals are seen in consultation from throughout the province and region as requested. This multidisciplinary team includes psychiatry and social work. This clinical position will have responsibility for assessment and follow-up treatment of adults with mental health presentations, within the interdisciplinary team. Some patients will be referred to other mental health services and resources within the community. This position will require strong knowledge and skill in adult interdisciplinary mental health practice and communication sophistication to represent the Service within the IWK Health Centre and the broader community of caregivers. Family Focused Care includes the effective engagement of community partners, primary care professionals, family and friends in the patient’s recovery plan. The clinician will be responsible for all associated documentation around patient care and be involved in team educational activities, rounds presentations, and clinical teaching.

**Hours of Work**:
Hours will be coordinated in conjunction with the needs of the team and scheduled between Monday and Friday (8:30 am to 4:30pm)

**Your Qualifications**:

- Masters Degree in Social Work required
- Currently licensed with, or eligible to be licensed with, the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers required.
- Minimum two (2) years post masters degree experience in adult mental health required, with preference given to individuals with clinical experience. Three years of experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience delivering individual assessment and case management of a range of adult mental illnesses required. Experience providing care and treatment to women with perinatal presentations an asset.
- Demonstrated understanding of substance misuse and harm reduction.
- Demonstrated experience delivering evidence-based treatment through group interventions an asset.
- Demonstrated experience delivering evidence-based treatment required. Dialectic Behaviour Therapy skills an asset. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and Cognitive behavior Therapy for trauma an asset.
- Experience in crisis management required.
- Training in Suicide Risk Assessment required
- Current certification in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention required.
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to family centred care.
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, along with strong organization and time management skills.
- Competencies in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding t

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