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Form of work Reference Number 60104
Employment Type Part Time Ongoing
Entity Monash Health
Department Clayton PARCS
Location 26-28 Bettina Street, Clayton
Position Summary
Excellent career opportunity for an experienced RPN in Mental Health
Work with consumer on their psychosocial recovery journey
Highly experienced and dedicated psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery team
Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful!
Our Journey:
The program has Five PARCS (Preventions and Recovery Care Services) which includes a specialist Women’s only PARCs, an Extended Care PARCs (EPARC) and Youth PARCS. The clinical service is supported by an aligned operational structure to enable the provision of high quality service through the creation of clinical-operational partnerships to support staff, consumers, carers and their families, and a strong professional structure that supports the governance of the health professional workforce.
A Day in the Life:
Clayton PARCS is a 10 bed short term residential facility where consumers can stay (2-4 weeks). The model is focussed on assisting consumers to meet their identified recovery goals, whilst offering the consumer and carer’s respite. Referrals are received from inpatient units, community teams as well as external stakeholders (consumer/family/GP/Private mental health practitioners).
The model for PARCS sees a strong commitment for Monash Health and the NGO staff to work in partnership to provide seamless clinical, recovery- oriented and evidence based care to consumers during their stay, which is inclusive of their family/carers. Staff also work with consumer to provide psychosocial support and linkages to external providers post their stay.
All work is expected to be conducted in a way that upholds the Monash Health and Mental Health Program’s Vision, Purpose and Values.
What you need:
Mental health experience
An ambitious and driven leadership mentality
An understanding of recovery orientated principles
Qualifications and relevant registrations in Nursing
Capacity to work independently and within a team
A friendly and professional attitude.
Excellent engagement, relationship and therapeutic skills
Resilience and strong work ethics
Australian working rights
Current AHPRA registration
You must have relevant professional registration
A valid Working with Children Check
A valid Victorian Drivers Licence is essential
Post Graduate Qualification in Mental Health is preferred
This is a Mental Health Clinician position as follows:
RPN - Grade 3 Year 1-4
We offer:
Competitive salary
Salary packaging
Friendly and supportive culture opportunity to experience various teams
Supervision and professional development
EAP support
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Matthew Parker on 0400 144 884
Monash Health is a great place to work
In 2022 Monash Health was nominated by LinkedIn as one of the top 25 organisations in Australia to grow your career.
Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:
salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
free vaccinations
private health insurance at discounted rates
health imaging services
+ more
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne.
We recognise 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 and our five ICare values:
How to Apply
Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).
For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under
