Clinician

RPN 3, AH 2 Part Time Mat Leave - 0.6 July 2021 to July 2022

• Part-time ongoing contract
• Truly a family friendly and flexible workplace
• Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and salary packaging

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

As one of the largest health services in Victoria, and a team of more than 10,000 strong, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services; as well as rehabilitation, aged care, outpatient and community programs. We are a designated state-wide provider for services including trauma, and we lead centres of excellence for tertiary services in several key specialties including neurosciences, nephrology, oncology, cardiology and virtual health.  

Surrounded by a Parkville Precinct of brilliant thinkers, we collaborate to set new benchmarks in health excellence – benchmarks that impact across the globe. While the work we do takes us in inspiring new directions; caring for each other, our patients and consumers is as essential to who we are, as any scientific breakthrough we make. We put people first - leading with kindness and working together, we excel as one Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Your new team:

We are a close, supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team who consistently goes the extra mile to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we work with.  We work hard with an often challenging group of people and are bolstered by the collective wisdom, compassion and dedication of our team.   We invest in each other, our own skills and have access to a great professional development program.  We are always evolving and welcome like people to be part of ‘work home and work family’.  We are Hume Community Team – Wellness and Recovery.

As a whole of life, whole of intervention clinical team based at Broadmeadows and Craigieburn. There is occasional travel to other sites. 

Your Contribution:

• Use your clinical expertise to partner with consumers and their families, enable them to recover from their mental illness and achieve the goals important to them;
• As part of a small consultant and geographical based team you support your colleagues by sharing your knowledge, creativity and specialist skills to assist them in providing outstanding care;
• You contribute to your discipline’s specialist work plans;
• Utilising your natural leadership skills you operate a portfolio or an area of interest;
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders and partners in care;

Your success in this role, will be in your ability to:

• “You are someone who thinks outside the square, holds hope and wants to stretch to make a real difference for people.” 

• You are appropriately qualified, have some experience in clinical mental health services or a keen desire to gain experience.

• Passionate and driven to preserve the good mental health of people
• Commitment to providing clinical mental health services in a high demand environment

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong values and ethics

Our Commitment to You:

Here at The RMH we strive for excellence with a strong purpose that defines the work we do for our community – Advancing health for everyone, every day. This is the Melbourne Way.   

We believe our success comes from our people. We’re committed to the RMH being a great place to work and a great place to receive care. We have made a long-term commitment to strengthen our organisational culture through leadership, education and empowering our staff to Speak Up for themselves and each other.

This is a role where your passion and expertise can come together to create a truly defining career opportunity. It is a unique opportunity to help us transform the future of the RMH and ultimately ensure we continue to deliver world class healthcare. 

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. 

• Our priority is your whole of person wellbeing and safety.  We are advocates and teachers of workplace wellbeing.  We and not only talk the talk but we walk it.  We have the evidence to prove it and happy to share it upon request.
• We are a values based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement.
• NorthWestern Mental Health boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development – both generically and in your specialist area.
• “You will be constantly energised by our team dynamic and there will never be a day when you don’t laugh at work.”
• “You will be acknowledged for your contributions and we will celebrate these with you”.
• “We will support through regular feedback, support, training and supervision acknowledging who you are as a person as well as a professional”.

Connect With Us:

 Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click ‘Apply Now’.

Melbourne Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion.

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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 prior to commencement.