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The North West Community Mental Health Team Brunswick/Coburg is an integral program of North West Area Mental Health service. We provide services for people, who are experiencing mental illness who require short, medium or longer term support and care. Consumers reside in the City of Moreland and Hume.
North West Area Mental Health Service. Community Team Brunswick/Coburg/PACER (Police and Clinician Emergency Response). Senior Clinical position.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanant full time Senior Clinician position with the North West Area Community Mental Health Team Brunswick/Coburg/PACER.
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Clinician with at least 5-years’ experience with 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. They will be able to demonstrate sound clinical and leadership skills with an understanding of the recovery framework and a sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, its amendments and other relevant legislation.
The successful applicant will be able to support other clinicians in the delivery of high quality mental health care.
The Senior Clinician will participate in clinical service development activities within the Team, and encourage and support quality initiatives and research. The role also involves the provision of supervision to staff as well as students within the relevant discipline.
This position requires working a rotating roster including evening and weekend work.
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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
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.
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.
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.
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.