Mental Health Occupational Therapy Opportunities

Reference Number: 44000: Mental Health Occupational Therapy Opportunities
Employment Type: Multi
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!About Northern Health:At Northern Health Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality Mental Health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and working in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff to provide professional treatment and care through integrated community teams, inpatient, residential services. We strongly endorse the Northern Health Values of safe, kind and together. Our purpose is “Leading to Mental Health” which reflects these values and our responsibilities.With booming, culturally rich and diverse communities and less than an hour's drive from the CBD, Melbourne's North is fast becoming the place to be!Our Mental Health Occupational Therapy Workforce:The Northern Health Mental Health Division has a growing Occupational Therapy workforce, including Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 clinicians in generic and discipline specific roles. We also have occupational therapists in clinical specialist fields and management. We also lead an innovative specialist driving service.Mental Health Occupational Therapists are well supported professionally with access to regular supervision, professional development and communities of practice. We have a long track record in growing Occupational Therapy evidence through evaluation and research.Our Occupational Therapists work across many areas of practice including:

• Acute Inpatient Service
• Emergency Mental Health
• Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE)
• Community Mental Health
• Prevention and Recovery Care Service (PARC)
• Community Care Unit (CCU)

By applying to the Talent Pool, you will be kept abreast of multiple opportunities suitable to your key interest and skill areas of Occupational Therapy practice, and have the opportunity to find a role that meets your needs. There are often a mix of permanent, fixed term available, at either full time or part time. Further, by applying to our Talent Pool you will be linked in to relevant internal professional development opportunities.To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience and passion for providing Occupational Therapy services with consumers who experience a Mental Health condition and have complex needs
• Proven ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary team environment and enjoy working in a large Occupational Therapy division
• Committed to evidence-based practice, interest and expertise in group work and sensory modulation interventions
• Genuine commitment to embedding recovery principles, trauma informed care and co-design into practice
• A positive attitude to lifelong learning and enjoys supporting staff and students alike

Next Steps . . .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.Please review the below PD's for relevant Grade 2 and 3 roles, responsibilities and selection criteria.For a confidential discussion, please contact;Carolyn Dun, Professional Leader Occupational Therapy - Mental Health 03 7025 0821 orErin Finch, Professional Leader Occupational Therapy - Mental Health 03 9355 9700Why 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.