Consumer Peer Worker Level 2 ( Monash Medical Centre, Clayton – Emergency Department)
7day rotating roster
- Purposefully share lived experiences to offer hope and support to consumers
- Multidisciplinary team approach to care
- Support access Mental Health Community Support Sector Services,etc
About Monash Health
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.
About the Role and You
The Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Team within the Emergency Department is designed to provide timely and effective assessment, treatment and post-discharge assertive support for individuals presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with high acuity mental health needs or substance use issues.
As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, consumer peer workers will provide mutual support and practical assistance to consumers, enabling the consumer to lead their own unique recovery process.
You will:
- Purposefully share lived experiences to offer hope and support to consumers
- Work closely with service leaders and clinicians to promote a multidisciplinary team approach to care that is sensitive and responsive to the needs and views of consumers and their families
- Support consumers to access Mental Health Community Support Sector Services, and other appropriate community services to assist in their ongoing treatment and recovery support consumers
About you:
- Lived experience of mental illness
- Understanding of the Victorian public mental health system
- Recognition and understanding of own personal recovery process and ability to use this appropriately to support others
- Knowledge of peer support principles and the ability to support people from a mutual perspective by sharing lived experience
- Ability to use own experience to inspire hope and belief in recovery, and have an understanding of the principles of recovery focused model of care
- Ability to work with people from a strengths perspective
- Ability to listen with empathy and support people to discover their own solutions.
- Willingness to participate in relevant training and supervision programs for peer support workers
- Ability to be able to put own viewpoint forward whilst respecting the views of others
- Effective communication skills and an ability to communicate in everyday, non-clinical language
- Ability to support people to discover meaningful connections in the community
- Ability to organise workload and manage time effectively
- Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team, and an understanding of the dynamics of a positive team culture
You are also:
- dedicated to safe best practice & quality care
- committed to delivering patient centred care & a patient advocacy
- enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
What you need:
- Completion of Intentional Peer Support (IPS) training and/or Certificate IV in mental health or mental health peer work, or equivalent qualification
- Australian working rights
What we offer:
- access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- regular supervision from senior peer workers
- mentorship & career guidance
- support to attend relevant forums & conferences
- a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite subsidised staff car parking and gym, uniform and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.
How to Apply
Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.
Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.
Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services at [email protected].
Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:
- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.
A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.
As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.
To comply with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. To support your application, and to be compliant with any public health orders in place at the time of, and during, your employment, you will be required to upload evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19. Acceptable evidence is a copy of a Government Official Immunisation History Statement or Digital Certificate showing all vaccination dates. It is a requirement of Monash Health to collect, record and hold vaccination information. Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide acceptable evidence that they meet full vaccination status