Acute Mental Health Clinician - Hotham St

Reference Number: 45021: Acute Mental Health Clinician - Hotham St
Employment Type: Fixed Term Full Time (FT)
Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)About Northern Health:As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD, Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be!The Opportunity:

• Full Time Fixed Term until 27/04/2025
• Working over 7 days, including morning/afternoon shifts
• Based in NAMHS Hotham Street, Preston
• OT, Social Worker, Psychologist or Psychiatric Nurse

An exciting opportunity exists for a motivated and experience Acute Intervention Mental Health Clinician to join Northern Area Mental Health Service (NAMHS). This is a multidisciplinary role and is open to Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Occupation Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists.To be successful in this role you will have the ability to:

• Provide recovery-oriented care including assessment and development of interventions in collaboration with consumers/carers/families and other service providers including GP's NDIS service providers and other stakeholders.
• Provide discipline specific evidence-based practice and appropriate treatment options as required.
• Partake in discipline specific clinical supervision and workload management.
• Contribute in ongoing professional development activities and in-service training and sharing new found knowledge with the clinical team.

Your Contribution:

• Experience in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability.
• Capacity to undertake alcohol and other drug screening, assessment, treatment planning, brief interventions with clients who have a co-occurring Mental Health and substance use disorders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for self and for team members.
• A current Victorian Driver's License, and ongoing ability to use this form of transport.

Next Steps . . .Arrange a site visit and chat with us over a coffee. Once you have seen our service and spoken to some of our wonderful team members, you will want to be part of something special and help us make a difference.If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.For detailed position information, please refer to the role statement and selection criteria located in the Position Description below.Alternatively, please contact Janne-Maree Blackman, Program Manager via;E:T: 9416 6300Applications close 9th July 2024Why work at the Northern Health?We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our 'Thrive' program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our 'Learning Labs'
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, clickWork with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.