- Psychosocial Support Worker
- Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement Program (HOPE)
- Mid - West Area Mental Health Service
- Monday to Friday, Part Time 12 month Fixed Term, 64 hours per fortnight
NorthWestern Mental Health is a clinical service of Melbourne Health, and operates in partnership with two other metropolitan health services; Northern Health and Western Health. NorthWestern Mental Health (NWMH) provides a comprehensive, integrated range of services to people with a mental illness in North-Western Melbourne. A multi-disciplinary workforce of 1,800 staff provides services through four Area Adult Mental Health Services (Mid West, Inner West, North West and Northern), an Aged Persons’ Mental Health Program and a Youth Mental Health Service – ORYGEN Youth Health.
Life with Us:
- A small team of committed professionals operating in complex and diverse environment
- We innovate and adapt to our ever changing roles and have achieved excellence in practice awards
- A strong commitment to our clients, their families/carers and our service provision partners is a hallmark of our team
A Job To Be Proud Of:
- Develop mental health treatment, management and risk assessment plans within the ED/PARC/MHaP
- oorganise ongoing assistance before the client is discharged
- Facilitate and encourage continuity of care processes between adult psychiatric inpatient/community, youth, aged care services the emergency department, PARC and Police
- HOPE delivers practical support and evidence based therapeutic interventions to address the unique social, economic, historical and environmental factors that have contributed to, or continue to contribute to, a person’s suicidality.
- Collaboratively provide education regarding the management of medication
- Provide an enhanced Police and Area Mental Health Service capability to respond to incidents
Your Contribution:
- Provide direct assistance to clients, carers and families
- Work collaboratively with other community agencies
- Work effectively as part of a team, to meet program goals and objectives
- Ability to work and communicate with complex mental health clients
Our Commitment to You:
- We are a values based organization.
- Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and study leave, salary sacrifice and flexible working arrangements if needed Access to supervision
- Reward & Recognition Programs
- Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff health service, peer support program and Employee Assistance Programs
Connect With Us:
Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click ‘Apply Now’.
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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.