• Exceptional Administrator to join our team at North West Area Mental Health Service
• Full Time ongoing position, working 80 hours per fortnight including a monthly ADO
• Based at the Broadmeadows Inpatient Unit

Life with Us: 

• The Broadmeadows Inpatient Unit is located on the Broadmeadows Health Services site. 
• We are a 25 bed acute adult mental health unit that provides a 24-hour, 7-day/week intensive quality mental health services to adults experiencing serious mental illness requiring assessment, treatment during their acute phase of care. 
• The team utilises a bio-psychosocial service delivery framework in providing services in collaboration with clients, carers, and other clinical and support services. 
• Specialty profession specific services are also provided.

A Job to Be Proud Of: 

• The role is offered on a Full Time ongoing basis, working 80 hours per fortnight including a monthly ADO.
• Contribute to the North West Area Mental Health Service and Inpatient Unit teams by carrying out administrative tasks and duties efficiently and effectively across the team. 
• Tasks include, but are not limited to, data entry, records maintenance, receptionist, Mental Health Tribunal (MHT) hearing coordination and general administration.

Your Contribution: 

• Possess well developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate appropriately and professionally with consumers, staff and management of the service
• Demonstrated experience with telephone reception or switchboard and ability to provide a broad range of administrative and intermediate level keyboard support functions including word processing and database entry
• Ability to resolve issues and day to day problems and be able to determine when escalation of an issue is required
• Relevant experience, preferably in a mental health service or hospital/health setting
• Desirable; Experience using the Victorian mental health state wide information system(CMI/ODS), experience using iPM or equivalent patient administration system, ability to speak a second language relevant to the local community,current Drivers Licence

Our Commitment to You:

• Values based organisation offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement, including training and research opportunities, and access to mentorship and leadership programs.
• NorthWestern Mental Health boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development.
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; On-site staff gym, Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program - run by our dedicated employees.
• Salary packaging options, monthly ADOs (That’s an additional day off every month!), onsite car parking, close to public transport.

Connect With Us:

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

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