Clinical Therapist, Intensive Outreach Services

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.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.The Opportunity Reporting to a Manager in the Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) program, the clinical therapist will work as part of an interprofessional team in one of the MHA ambulatory clinics or Intensive Services. The clinical therapist will work with healthcare professionals including Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, In-Home Support Youth Care Workers, Community Navigators, Recreation Therapists, Teachers and Psychiatrists. The clinical therapist will work with children, youth and families, utilizing a culturally relevant and evidenced informed treatment to deliver mental health and addictions treatment to children and youth up to 19 years of age in an ambulatory clinic, outreach services, day treatment services or a community-based settings. This is done in accordance with the mission, philosophies and vision of the IWK Health Centre. Responsibilities include clinical work with children, youth and their caregivers specific to their mental health and addiction needs, within a Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA). The clinical therapist will have a scope of practice that includes individual and family therapy, as well as delivery of evidence-based group interventions. Teaching and clinical supervision of students, capacity-building initiatives and supervision of in-home support workers and community navigators are additional responsibilities for this position. About the Opportunity IWK Mental Health & Addictions is hiring Clinical Therapists (CT) across the portfolio in different service areas across the Mental Health and Addictions program. Intensive Services- The Clinical Therapist works in collaboration with a very diverse interprofessional team that includes social work, OT, youth care workers, teachers, nurses, psychologists, recreation therapists and Psychiatrists providing very specialized and intensive interventions to children, youth and their caregivers. Intensive services provide interventions through inpatient services, day treatment services and outreach services for children under 12yo and youth from 13 up to 19you across Nova Scotia. The Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing assessments, case formulation, treatment planning, and evidence-based individual/group/family-based therapy to children, youth and their caregivers with Tier-4 mental health and addictions challenges. In addition to the core responsibilities noted above, the CT will implement measurement-based care into their practice, participate in quality initiatives in the program of care, support student learners, engage in collaborative person-centered care, and utilize available information technology to support best practice.Hours of Work Monday to Friday; 8:30am - 4:30pm (37.5 hours per week). Some evening work and flexibility may be required.Your Qualifications