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- Exciting Family Worker role within the new and innovative Hospital in The Home (HiTH) service at Orygen Specialist Programs (OSP)
- Occupational Therapist Grade 3, Psychologist Grade 3, Social Worker Grade 3 or Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4
- Ongoing Part Time - 60.8 hours per fortnight (open to 0.6EFT-0.8EFT)
Life With Us:
- OSP, a program of NorthWestern Mental Health, provides specialist mental health services for young people aged 15 to 24 and focuses on providing early intervention to young people with severe and complex mental illness
- The youth HiTH is an addition to the acute services provided at Orygen. The HiTH program will partner with young people, families and carers to provide inpatient like care within the home environment
- Access to care is provided 24 hrs a day 7 days per week by a multidisciplinary team of professionals completing shift work rosters ensuring comprehensive, collaborative and coordinated care
- The program will play a key role in the support and transition of young people and families between Orygen acute services (IPU and YAT), the continuing care teams and other services within Orygen and North Western Mental Health. Care will be in partnership with ongoing care providers and enable opportunities for targeted acute care interventions that can be completed within the home environment
A Job to Be Proud Of:
- Provide high-quality family-focused interventions, including single session family consults, based on clinical experience working with young people with serious mental illness, and congruent with Orygen aims – client-focused, accessible, responsive, and consistent with best practice
- Provide support, supervision, primary and secondary consultations to members of the multidisciplinary team, regarding family inclusive practice principles and approaches.
- Document a framework for family engagement and collaboration in the HITH context
- Promote family participation in service planning and evaluation
- Undertake or contribute to mental health and risk assessment, formulation, psychological treatment, crisis intervention, systems support for the young person, family/carers and wider system
- Be a knowledge resource for the Mental Health Family Work specialty, and build the role of mental health Family Work within HiTH and the greater Orygen service system
Your Contribution:
- Comply with all legal requirements pertaining to the position including responsibility for maintaining current registration as required by your professional organisation or other applicable Acts
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, including young people experiencing mental health disorders
- Ability to develop, implement and evaluate client-centred individual service plans, risk assessments and diagnostic formulations
- Capacity to provide, or develop skills in, integrated assessment, treatment and care for dual diagnosis clients
- Knowledge of the rationale and evidence for early intervention in mental illness
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with young people and their families
- Capacity to develop effective working relationships, collaborations and partnerships with a range of services within the broader community service system including primary care, AOD agencies, employment and housing services, PDRSs and so on
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) as well as abilities in problem solving and negotiation
Our Commitment to You:
- 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
- Attractive salary and working conditions including Annual and CPD leave, salary sacrifice
- Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; Staff Gym, staff health service, peer support program and Employee Assistance Programs
- Rich opportunities for professional development, training and research
Connect With Us:
Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click ‘Apply Now’.
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.
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