• Award winning Health Care Service
• NorthWestern Mental Health, Waratah Clinic in Moonee Ponds (IWAMHS)
• Part Time Ongoing

Melbourne Health is a values based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience, offering fantastic prospects for career diversity and professional advancement.

Melbourne Health provides 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, NorthWestern Mental Health and The Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity. We are also part of the world renowned Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.

This is an opportunity to join our community team working at Waratah Clinic in Moonee Ponds (IWAMHS), offering acute and non-acute work in both a clinic based, and outreach setting.

The Adult Community Service provides a range of acute, brief and longer term interventions to assist people with psychiatric disorders.  Consumers and their family/carers will have access to care in the community to meet their needs and preferences, provided by an integrated Community Team in the relevant catchment area. Underpinned by a recovery-oriented approach, the Community Team will be responsible for providing crisis responses, targeted intervention (brief & longer term), and consultative responses to primary health care providers.  Clinicians will work in partnership with consumers, carers,  PDRSS and other services to provide best practice for recovery, using a range of evidence-based approaches. 

We are looking for:

• EXPERIENCE - A clinician (SW3) with at least 7 years’ experience 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
• COMMUNICATION - Well 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
• ADAPTABILITY – Know when to change priorities to meet the needs of the consumer or team, adjust quickly to new tasks, be flexible and remain positive in a changing environment
• INITIATIVE – Be proactive, look for opportunities for self-development and improving service delivery. Ability to problem-solve without being asked
• COLLABORATION - Demonstrate behaviours that support a recovery approach to care. Promote a friendly, respectful and supportive environment within the Community Team and across the AMHS
• ACCOUNTABILITY – Good organisational and time management skills
• INTEGRITY - Demonstrate behaviours reflective of Melbourne Health’s values
• Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (all disciplines except Social Work).
• RPNs - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
• Occupational Therapists - Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia and an approved Degree from a recognised school of Occupational Therapy or other qualifications approved for eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapy (Vic.);
• Psychologists - Registration as a psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009). Practice endorsement as a clinical/clinical neuropsychologist or eligibility to enter a registrar program as a clinical/clinical neuropsychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia; or
• Social Workers - An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers

Melbourne Health support’s a diverse and inclusive work environment as well as equal employment opportunities. We encourage Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islanders and people of culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police records check. Successful applicants will be required to provide a record of Immune Status to vaccine preventable diseases or evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

Enquires to Elle Perry (Community Team 3 Program Manager) on 9377 3400.