Mh Community Clinician-Casey Acis

Position Details
Reference Number 63776
Position Title MH Community Clinician-Casey ACIS
Employment Type Full Time Ongoing, Part Time Ongoing
Entity Monash Health
Department Casey ACIS
Location Casey Hospital
Position Summary

• Full Time/Part time {0.6EFT Minimum}
• Rotating Roster
• Be Part of a thriving team

About Monash Health
Monash Health is Victoria's largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quater of Melbourne's population, across the entire life-span from pre birth to end-of-life. More than 22,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across South Eastern Melbourne, including seven hospitals and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community mental health facilities.
About Casey ACIS
In February 2019, the Casey Acute Community Interventions Service {ACIS} separated into 2 teams to better align ourselves with the Continuing Care services and improve Consumer outcomes. Both Pakenham and Cranbourne ACIS are currently located at Casey Hospital, Berwick. There are future plans to move both teams to community locations within their identified catchment areas.
Casey Acute Community Interventions Service {ACIS} stream includes the Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team {CATT} and Mental Heath Hospital in the Home {MH HITH} which provides community based treatment within the Casey/Cardinia region.
About The Role
We currently have positions available for Senior clinicians to be part of our growing Casey ACIS team. these are full time or part time ongoing roles. This role will draw on your knowledge in Mental Health legislation and policy. this will include intake, mental state, risk assessment and crisis management. Client contact may occur at the clinic, via Telehealth or at the consumers own accommodation as required. This position will work a roster over seven days per week, AM and PM shifts, in accordance with core service demands.
This position requires an individual with skills which will enable them to liaise closely with a number of inpatient and community agencies to ensure best practice and care is provided. This will ensure a comprehensive assessment, collaborative treatment design and appropriate referral of consumers presenting to the team. At times, this role may also incorporate working within the Emergency Psychiatric Services {EPS} from Casey Emergency Department.
About You
You have substantial experience in community mental health, EPS or case management. You are capable of working independently, as well as consulting and collaborating with others. Your strengths are building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of recovery focused care to all consumers. You are an advocate of Monash Health's Strategic Guiding Principles.
What you Need:

• Current Authority to Practice from AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
• Required a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing-or completion of a specialist undergraduate Psychiatric Nursing program or specialist post basic course of training which led to registration as a division 3 Nurse.
• Have a minimum of 5 years full time equivalent Mental health post graduate qualifications experience in Mental Health Nursing.

What We Offer:

• Access to Monash Health in house learning portals to further expand your clinical skills and knowledge base.
• Avenues to further develop your skills.
• Mentorship and career guidance.
• Support to attend relevant forums and conferences.

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite staff discounted car parking and gym,uniform and the Employees Assistance Program {EAP}.
How to Apply
Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness,equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.
Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.
Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any Queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email- recruitment@monashhealth.org
Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include;
Reference checks.

• A clear Police check conducted within the last three months.
• A current Victorian Employee Working with Childrens Check { or proof of payment for same}.
• Proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made. As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on camera video interview. To comply with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID 19 and influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status.
To support your application, and to be compliant with any public health orders in place at the time of, and during, your employment, you will be required to upload evidence of full vaccination. Acceptable evidence is a copy of a Government Official Immunisation History Statement. It is a requirement of Monash Health to collect, record and hold vaccination information. Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide acceptable evidence that they meet full vaccination status.
Selection Criteria Please provide your AHPRA registration number and expiry
Contact Person Name Position Phone Email