“We support individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.”
About the Role
- x2 Full Time or Part Time (0.8 FTE) Permanent Positions
- Classification: Nurses Award 2020 Level 2 with a salary range of $93,168 – $97,891 or Health Professional & Support Services Award 2020 Level 2 with a salary range of $88,406 – $98,899 per annum pro rata + Superannuation
- Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
- Location: Whittlesea, (South Morang), VIC
- Generous above award pay and entitlements (see details below)
About Neami National
We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life – and we give our all to support people to achieve the wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.
For some people this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it might mean nurturing relationships, and for others, it could be building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different goals for their own life, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life, on their terms.
We are proud to support 32,000 people living with mental health challenges across Australia and offer more than 70 services, over 49 different Indigenous lands, across the nation. These include mental health and wellbeing supports, housing and suicide prevention services.
About your new role
The Mental Health Clinicians are exciting roles responsible for providing high quality services to consumers experiencing mental health crisis presenting to the service.
As an Allied Health Professional, the Mental Health Clinician will draw on their discipline skills, engage with the consumers, other clinicians, the consumer’s treatment team, Neami Lived Experience staff and family/friends/carers to provide high quality assessments and interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for consumers accessing the service.
What will Neami offer in return?
- Generous additional leave entitlements including 13 weeks Paid Parental Leave, 4 weeks Paid Partner Leave, 2 days Wellness Leave, 2 days additional Carer’s Leave and 3 days Compassionate Leave per occasion
- Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
- Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
- Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar – providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
- Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
What will you bring to the role?
- Formal tertiary qualification in Nursing, Pyschology, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
- Accredited full registration with a professional governing body such as AHPRA, AASW
- Experience working as a member of multi-disciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation.
- Experience working across a range of Commonwealth and Stafe funded mental health programs and ensuring implementation in line with funding requirements and contracts.
- Demonstrated ability to form and nuture partnerships with government and non-government mental health, emergency and community service providers.
What the role requires:
- National Criminal History Check (police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
- Current Working with Children Check – required before commencement of work
- Current Nursing AHPRA and/or AASW registration
- Current drivers licence
- Australian working rights
How to apply:
The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the attached position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, please contact:
Kirsty Constable – Clinical Service Manager VIC Local Whittlesea, 0487 546 705, [email protected]
Applications Close: Thursday 30 November 2023
Be Yourself – Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.
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