- Mid West Community Mental (Outer Team)
- Employment Consultant 0.5 Part time, Flexible days,
- Based at Melton Community Health Services centre
The Outer Community Mental Health Team Is a welcoming and supportive diverse group of multi-disciplinary clinicians including a Nurse Practitioner, Forensic Clinical Specialist integrated onsite with Drug and Alcohol, Family Services and Community Health at the newly built Melton Community Health Services centre.
Your New Team:
- Offers opportunities to develop your skills and grow your career working with a diverse population of clients offering a recovery based approach.
- Work within a network of employment consultants with regular peer support, have Continuing Professional Development
- Will provide the opportunity to work in an integrated community model of care that offers you flexible work hours over 7 days a week with a combination of acute / brief interventions and ongoing / longer term clinical care depending on your individual areas of experience and interest.
- You have a passion for caring and making a genuine difference in the lives of public mental health consumers
- You enjoy being part of a dynamic team and draw on the experience of your colleagues yet are confident to work autonomously
Your Contribution:
- Experience in working within a team environment and with a range of consumers from varied cultural backgrounds and psychiatric presentations
- Knowledge of relevant treatment models and interventions for high and low prevalence psychiatric illnesses
- Understanding of legislative and policy directions within the Victorian public mental health services including, but not limited to, the Recovery Framework and the Mental Health Act (2014)
- Skilled in engaging consumers and family members, developing rapport and forming therapeutic relationships
Our Commitment to You:
- Being part of the large NWMH Psychology and OT workforce and the MWAMHS Outer Community Team with a well-established and cohesive leadership group
- Working with a broad range of psychiatric presentations enabling development / enhancement of clinical and case-management skills
- Rich opportunities for professional development, training and research
- Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary sacrifice, etc.
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 is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day.
Interested?
Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au and if you have any questions or want to know more we would love you to connect with us. We look forward to hearing from you.
We are a diverse workforce that is reflective of the community we care for. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and people who identify as LGBTI.
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.