Community Mental Health Key Clinician
Full Time - 12 months Fixed Term
- Join Victoria’s largest and leading mental health organisation NorthWestern Mental Health
- A position for Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Psychologists
- Flexible working arrangements negotiable
- Located in Moonee Ponds, close to public transport, cafes and shops
The Inner West Area Mental Health Service (IWAMHS) is committed to working with consumers during their recovery by offering holistic and evidence-based (EB) treatment, which is inclusive of family/carers and provided by clinicians with well-developed skills
- We are a passionate group of people who love to work hard offering evidenced based services
- We specialise in providing consumers and carers with serious mental illness assessment, diagnosis and appropriate evidenced based treatment
- You will help us achieve the highest standards of care and recovery for our consumers
Your new role
- Develop thoughtful, evidence based recovery plans with consumers and their supports
- Actively engage in discipline specific and multidisciplinary team activities and meetings
- Manage a reasonable caseload that allows you to do therapeutic work
- Apply sound treatment skills for people with severe and enduring mental health conditions.
- Provide opinion regarding diagnostic impressions, formal diagnostic assessments, feedback on process considerations and treatment planning considerations/advice
- Communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers.
About You
- Qualification as a Social Worker, Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Clinical Psychologist with minimum of 2 years’ experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability
- Committed to developing your practice as a professional in clinical mental health
- Contribute and function effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and enjoy working autonomously
- Confident in the provision of support and treatment for people experiencing drug and alcohol related issues and their families.
Benefit of working with NorthWestern Mental Health:
The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.
Interested?
If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.
For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check .Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.