Intensive Community Treatment Clinician – Aged (SW3)

• Ongoing position
• One day a week on Monday's
• Opportunity to step up into a senior role
• Join our dynamic team in delivering high quality, consumer focused mental health service to the community

Your new team

• We are a dynamic, diverse multidisciplinary team who strive to make life better for the people we work with, their families and carers
• We work primarily with adults aged over 65, in an acute phase of mental illness, who need support in their recovery through an outreach model of care and with a recovery centred focus.
• We enjoy a collaborative and respectful working environment where clinicians are encouraged to share clinical judgements and participate actively in treatment planning with the medical staff
• We offer a wide range of therapeutic interventions to people including supportive anxiety management, family work, medication administration, safety planning

Your new role

• Deliver evidence based treatment and interventions that support older people with complex mental health and/or ageing related needs, and their families and carers
• Participate in clinical decision making
• Communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers
• 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

About you

• Experience as a mental health clinician in either a community or inpatient setting
• You are an effective communicator with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers
• Accurately prepare documentation in a timely manner
• Work well and autonomously within a supportive and dedicated small team
• You have a degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers

Benefits

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

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 and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.