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Job description:

The Role:

Mutliple opportunities exist for Community Mental Health Clinician’s – Occupational Therapist’s / Social Worker’s / Psychologist’s (Grade 2) or Psychiatric Registered Nurse’s (Grade 3) to join the Hume Community Team within Northern Health’s Mental Health Division.

The Hume Community team is a large, supportive and dynamic team made up of staff that are truly passionate and motivated in supporting consumers and their families/carers. We provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the local government areas of Moreland and Hume.

This role involves working in conjunction with other members of the treating team to support a designated group of consumers requiring medium to long term specialist mental health support through assessment, delivering targeted mental health interventions and co-ordinating care. With support of the acute function of the team you will provide acute assessment and intervention for these designated consumers when needed. This role is predominately a business hours but there is the option of working a small number of shifts with the acute function of the team.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• The appropriate qualifications as a Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Registered Psychiatric Nurse
• Passion about contributing positively to the lives of consumers with mental illness and their families
• Experience in the provision of Psychiatric assessment and intervention for consumers with a mental illness – preferably in a public mental health setting but this is not essential
• Ability to provide general and discipline specific mental health assessment and intervention
• Ability to work as part of a team but also able to work autonomously

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description, or alternatively contact: Joy Forster – Program Manager or one of our Team Leaders on 8345 5611

Applications close 30 October 2022.

We offer:

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

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Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.