- Provide Occupational Therapy specific values and perspective within the multidisciplinary team
- Full Time permanent position - 80 hours per fortnight (open to 0.6EFT-1.0EFT)
- Rotating roster, AM and PM shifts - including weekends
Life With Us:
- 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 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 (Inpatient Unit and Youth Access Team), the continuing care teams and other services within Orygen and NorthWestern 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 Occupational Therapy specific values and perspective within the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide Occupational Therapy specific interventions such as functional assessments, individually tailored interventions, group activities, social skills training, activity scheduling, graded exposure, sensory profiles and interventions as well as other key occupational therapy interventions.
- Conduct and support the implementation of Occupational Therapy specific interventions within HiTH and provide consultation support to other members of HiTH team supporting the interventions.
- Provide support and professional development around areas of specialist knowledge to members of relevant clinical teams, via training, secondary consultation, supervision and other appropriate strategies.
- Provide supervision to Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy students and staff from other disciplines within HiTH and the greater Orygen service.
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 2 years’ experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, including young people experiencing mental health disorders. Equivalent experience will be considered.
- 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’.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion.
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.