Position Title iCYMHS - Occupational Therapist or Social Worker - Transition to Practice
Employment Type Permanent Full Time
Location Eastern Health
Award Classification Health Professionals (77) (Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2024) - O/T Gr2 Y4
Health Professionals (77) (Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2024) - QUAL SOC WR Gr2 Y4
Hours (per fortnight) 80Applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted
The successful applicant to this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment Police Check.
Position SummaryOccupational Therapist or Social Worker - Transition to Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Practice
- Are you an Occupational Therapist or Social Worker who is looking for an opportunity to learn and build on their existing skills in a new clinical practice area?
- Do you have at least 2 years’ experience working as an Occupational Therapist or Social Worker?
- Are you interested in a career in Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Practice?
- We have grade 2 opportunities available across the Eastern Health catchment.
- Join a 12 month supported learning program to Transition to mental health practice.
- Be part of the significant reform and growth of the mental health system and implementation of the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
- We have services within the Box Hill and Ringwood East catchment areas, across inpatient and community teams.
- Support from another Occupational Therapist or Social Worker in the same setting and a discipline specific educator to facilitate your learning and development.
- Permanent employment at Eastern Health in the Mental Health Program on completion of the 12-month transition program.
- A structured learning framework including a comprehensive learning plan, key competencies to work towards, protected learning time and professional development targeted to allied health clinicians transitioning to mental health practice
- Exposure to diverse areas of mental health practice via discovery days in other parts of the mental health program.
- 10 days of professional development leave plus individual and group supervision
- Be eligible for membership of the AASW
- Maintain compliance with the AASW Continuing Professional Development Policy
- At least two years of social work practice in a sector other than clinical mental health.
- At least two years of occupational therapy practice in a sector other than clinical mental health.
- Relevant knowledge, skills and/or experience in the provision of evidence based social work/occupational therapy assessment and interventions
- Understanding of and commitment to delivering, recovery oriented mental health practice.
- Ability to engage consumers, families, carers and supporters in the development and implementation of individualised plans designed to promote, foster and sustain personal recovery.
- A commitment to working with consumers, families, carers and supporters from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds and to providing services that are family and gender sensitive.
- Ability and commitment to work collaboratively with consumers, carers, supporters the multidisciplinary team including the lived experience workforce and external agencies.
- Commitment to supervision and reflective practice, lifelong learning and further development.
- Computer literacy and embracing of health technologies and informatics.
- High level of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
- Demonstrated high level inter personal skills with consumers, their families and all health care professionals including effective conflict resolution and negotiation
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
- All applications must be submitted online via E-Mercury
- All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Fit2Work Check, where preferred candidates will be required to complete a Criminal History Check at the expense of Eastern Health.
- You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.
- Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.
Contact Number (03) 9895 3758
Contact Email AHMHEducators@EASTERNHEALTH.ORG.AU
Alternate Contact Person AHMH Educators
Alternate Contact Number (03) 9895 3758
Closing Date 08/05/2024
Position Description Transition OT Jan 24.pdf
Transition SW Jan 24.pdfApplication Guide
SharePlease note that this position will close at 11:45pm on the closing date.
Please ensure your application is added before this time as we do not accept late applications.