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.
Triage Clinician (RPN3, SW2, OT2, P2) | NorthWestern Mental Health | Triage Service | Full Time/Fixed Term (1 year)
About the Role:
NWMH Triage Service is a crucial function at the interface between the community and the mental health services. The service is accessible, intensive, comprehensive and responsive to the needs of the client, their carers and families.
The Triage Clinician will work collaboratively with the area mental health service providers. All contacts to the triage service will be operated via the purpose-built, state of the art telephone service centre located at NorthWestern Mental Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital. It is a 24-hour, 7 days a week service.
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 & Well being Programs including; staff gym, staff health service, peer support program and EAP
• Discounted Staff Parking
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.
At Melbourne Health we are committed to Aboriginal employment and encourage all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. Karreeta (grow) Yirramboi (tomorrow).
We value a diverse workforce and encourage applications from all culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Welcome to Melbourne Health:
Melbourne Health is an award winning health care service and is Victoria’s second largest public health service. We provide comprehensive acute, sub-acute, general, specialist medical and mental health services through both inpatient and community based facilities through the following services: The Royal Melbourne Hospital – City Campus, The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus, NorthWestern Mental Health, RMH Kidney Care Service and Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory.
All appointments are made subject to a 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.
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