Don’t miss this opportunity to join the Melbourne Health, NorthWestern Mental Health, Mid-West Central Team - part-time permanent position available.
RPN 3, OT 2, Social Worker 2 or Psychologist 2
Part Time Position
NorthWestern Mental Health (NWMH) provides a comprehensive, integrated range of services to people with a serious mental illness in North-Western Melbourne. A multi-disciplinary workforce of 1,800 staff provides services through four Area Adult Mental Health Services (North West, Mid West, Inner West and Northern), an Aged Persons’ Mental Health Program and a Youth Mental Health Service – ORYGEN Youth Health. NWMH is a clinical service of Melbourne Health and operates in partnership with Northern Health and Western Health.
We are looking for:
Experience: A mental health clinician with recent clinical experience and demonstrated expertise in the assessment, delivery of treatment and provision of targeted interventions and support to consumers with complex mental health related needs and their families/carers.
Leadership: Somebody that demonstrates leadership through support and helps to build a positive culture, assists the team and other staff in their clinical decision making, and will contribute their expertise in a wide variety of clinical scenarios.
Communication: Highly developed skills in writing and an ability to promptly prepare documentation and the ability to communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers (esp. acute psychiatry, emergency department staff, Victoria Police, MHCSS, homeless support services).
Adaptability: Know when to change priorities to meet the needs of the consumer / team / AMHS, adjust quickly to new tasks, be flexible and remain positive in a changing environment. Ability to work independently while keeping others informed.
Why Melbourne Health?
Melbourne Health is a values based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience, offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement. We also offer:
• Salary Packaging • Reward & Recognition Programs • Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff gym, staff health service, peer support program and EAP
• Discounted Staff Parking
Melbourne Health values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Successful applicants must provide either a certified copy of a current Working with Children Check Card or evidence of having made an application for a WWC Check Card upon commencement. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory police records check.
Successful applicants will also be required to provide a record of Immune Status to vaccine preventable diseases or evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.