Mental Health Ed Clinician

Mental Health Emergency Department Clinician - PECT (Psychiatric Emergency Care Team) 

Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health are looking for a Mental Health Emergency Department Clinician to join our Psychiatric Emergency Care team in the Emergency Department and Mental Health Telephone Triage on a full time or part time ongoing basis.

Reporting to the Psychiatric Emergency Care Team Manager, the successful applicant will play an important role in the undertaking of a range of Mental Health clinical duties including the provision of high standard acute clinical assessment, evidence-based treatment and support consumers experiencing significant Mental Health difficulties and their carers/families.

The successful applicant will take ownership to undertake the following:

• Conduct assessments in a timely manner as determined by risk, urgency, distress, dysfunction and disability utilizing CMI (Client Management Interface) document
• To provide recovery orientated practice using the Optimal Health Program
• Completion of safety plans in collaboration with consumer’s carers, significant others and the multi-disciplinary team
• Use current evidence-based interventions and collaborate with community organisations to meet identified needs
• Monitor the consumer's physical/medical state and associated treatments in conjunction with their mental state and associated treatments
• Provide pharmacological/psycho-education specific to the consumer’s requirements
• Provide clinical work and brief interventions to individuals and carers/families
• Facilitate information exchange to the consumers General Practitioner and other services related to the consumer’s needs   
• Adhere to responsible rostering and leave management practices
• Adhere to organisational documentation guidelines when recording treatment and support in a comprehensive, factual and sequential manner
• Participate in clinical supervision
• Work in accordance with the LRH values, policy and procedures, all relevant legislation and DHHS directions

LRH employees enjoy access to:

• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of Health EDucation and wellbeing services
• Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support.
• Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave.
• Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
• Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff

We are looking for candidates with:

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to Mental Health consumers
• Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 and other relevant legislation
• Capacity to work effectively within a team structure and as a sole clinician
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with internal and external services
• Working knowledge of NSQHS
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team

For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact Scott London on (03) 5173 8*** for a confidential discussion.

Please Note: Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and the position may be filled during the advertised period. 

About LRH

LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award.  This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.

We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and Mental Health services across Gippsland.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here - https://lrh.mercury.com.au

Diversity and Inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8***.

IMPORTANT:  All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.