- Consumer Advisor NorthWestern Mental Health
- Parental Leave Part Time Fixed Term position until June 2021
- Based at The Royal Melbourne Hospital with the Quality and Innovation Team
NorthWestern Mental Health is one of the largest providers of Mental Health Services in Victoria. Our multi-disciplinary workforce of skilled and dynamic clinicians, consumers and carers, provide a recovery-oriented approach to care.
We are dedicated to providing a caring and high quality range of specialist, community and hospital- based mental health services for youth, adult and aged people who are experiencing, or are at risk of developing a serious mental illness.
Surrounded by a Parkville Precinct of brilliant thinkers, we collaborate to set new benchmarks in health excellence – benchmarks that impact across the globe. While the work we do takes us in inspiring new directions; caring for each other, our patients and consumers is as essential to who we are, as any scientific breakthrough we make. We put people first - leading with kindness and working together, we excel as one Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Your new team
- Become a part of the Quality, Planning and Innovation (QPI) team at NorthWestern Mental Health.
- This position is well supported by the Director Clinical Governance, the Carer Advisor at the rest of the QPI team.
- Great opportunity to gain experience at an executive level.
- The position is well supported by the Director Clinical Governance, the Carer Advisor and the rest of the QPI team.
Your success in this role, will be in your ability to
- Provision of leadership to the consumer workforce including establishing the appropriate supports and workforce development opportunities for the consumer workforce
- Lead the organisation by advising and consulting about consumer experience at the highest level of governance across the organisation.
- The implementation and evaluation of the workforce development and support strategy which focuses on the structure of the workforce and providing the appropriate level of supervision, professional development and support.
- Supporting the implementation of the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Mental Health Services interim report.
- Dissemination and support for the recommendations that will be made in the final report (due Feb 2021)
Your Contribution
- A personal lived experience of accessing mental health services
- Demonstrated experience in working from a consumer perspective (Experience working in a consumer consultant or peer support role within an area mental health service would be highly regarded).
- Highly developed skills in communication, building effective partnerships, workforce development, training and working within a large, complex organisation
Our Commitment to You
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?
For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.
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.