Clinical Manager - Adult Prevention And Recovery Care (Aparc)

Work in an environment that offers: 

• A supportive environment for career progression and development
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• An opportunity to support the growth in demand for services

The Position 

Position Title: Clinical Manager - Adult Prevention and Recovery Care (APARC)
Classification: Registered Nurse Grade 5 NP51, Social Worker Gr4 (HR25-HR28), Occupational Therapist Gr4 (HR9-HR12)
Salary per hour (exc. super): Discipline specific
Hours per fortnight: 80 (with ADO)
Employment Status: Full Time Ongoing 
Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination

Role Description

The Clinical Manager is a senior clinician located within the Bendigo Health Mental Health and Wellbeing Service – community residential setting, and is accountable for the effective clinical leadership for the Adult Prevention and Recovery Care program. The Clinical Manager demonstrates superior consolidated clinical skills at a proficient level and the focus practice areas of psychiatric triage, intake, assessment and treatment, and psycho-education.

The Clinical Manager role will provide clinical leadership and program guidance, including establishing the parameters of services, clinical standards and program objectives, and ensuring effective resource utilisation. The role will support the workforce by providing mentoring, particularly to junior clinicians, and supporting the team and other network partners to support collaborative planned treatment responses and system improvements to enhance responses for vulnerable and high-risk consumers presenting at ED with high levels of acuity and behavioural disturbance.

This role actively contributes to the overall team planning to improve consumer and carer experience, through monitoring and evaluating program outcomes, and development and management of changes as appropriate. 

Bendigo Health

Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time. Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements are offered to all staff. Bendigo Health offer:

• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Salary Packaging
• Financial relocation support available for eligible applicants
• Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining any required pre-employment checks (Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Access to recommended immunisations
• Smoke free environment

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

The Team

The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer and mental health services.  We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.