Social Worker/Family Therapist – Intensive Community Mental Health Program (ICMHP)

Latrobe Regional Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Social Worker with Family Therapy experience to join the ICMHP, within the Adult Programs, on a Full-Time ongoing basis.

The role of the Intensive Community Mental Health Program (ICMHP) is to provide more hours of treatment, focused on delivering evidence-based multidisciplinary therapeutic interventions for a cohort of adults with serious mental illness and high needs being treated in the community. The program targets adult patients whose diagnosis and wellbeing assessments indicate they are at risk of recurring acute episodes and associated hospital admissions without more intensive therapeutic intervention.

The Social Worker/Family Therapist will work closely with the ICMHP, consumers and families to provide a high level of family therapy, complex family intake/assessments, structured family work/interventions/counselling, education, resources and single session family services to consumers/families accessing this program through outpatient clinics, telehealth clinics and the provision of a high level of specialist advice and consultation

The successful applicant will:

• Deliver evidence based, multidisciplinary and therapeutic interventions to adult consumers with a serious mental illness and high levels of need who are living in the community.
• Deliver additional treatment to consumers to stabilise their condition, reduce the likelihood or frequency of hospital admissions and reduce the risk of harm.
• Will bring a family centred perspective to treatment even when treating individuals.
• Evaluate family roles and development to understand how clients’ families affect their mental health.

Need more information? We actively welcome contact from potential candidates who would like to have a confidential discussion on this and other employment opportunities in Mental Health throughout Gippsland. Contact Paul Cruickshank, Team Manager on (03) 5128 0100

“IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of Vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.”

Why work for LRH?

A leading Gippsland employer, Latrobe Regional Hospital is Gippsland’s specialist referral and trauma centre located 150km east of Melbourne. We are a purpose-built teaching hospital caring for a population of more than 260,000 people. Our comprehensive range of services extends to emergency, intensive care, elective surgery, allied health, obstetrics, medical and radiation oncology at the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre, dialysis and aged care.

We offer:

• A friendly and supportive team
• High quality patient care
• A collaborative and innovative working environment
• Modern Facilities
• Electronic Medical Records

Our unique difference:

• Regional lifestyle opportunities
• Access to excellent schools, health and transport services
• Generous salary packaging benefits, paid parental leave and flexible working conditions
• Expanding specialist services with future redevelopments & expansions

Our commitment to you:

LRH is recognized as a leading learning hospital providing ongoing career opportunities.  We provide a safe and rewarding work environment for all of our staff and have made a long-term commitment to strengthen our organisational culture through leadership excellence, education and training.

Now is an exciting time to join our team with significant growth on the horizon.

Diversity and Inclusion

At LRH we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

At LRH we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. LRH’s Koori Health Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants on (03) 5173 8653.

We at LRH strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the People & Culture team via email at [email protected] noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.