Psychiatric Services Officer - Lifestyle

Reference Number: 42094: Psychiatric Services Officer - Lifestyle
Employment Type: Fixed Term Part Time (PT)
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!
This position is based at the Kath Atkins Wing Older Adults Mental Health Unit, Bundoora. The Unit is a 15 bed acute unit, which provides assessment and treatment for people usually over 65 years of age with mental health issues who reside in the North East metropolitan area of Melbourne.
The Role:
The Activity Worker in the Inpatient Unit will provide individual and group activities to inpatients. These activities will be part of a comprehensive program coordinated by the ward based Occupational Therapist. Activities will assist in the assessment and treatment of patients and will enhance the therapeutic environment of the ward. The activity worker will consider the needs and interests of patients when planning and running activities.
The activity worker will receive supervision from the ward based occupational therapist.
To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated communication (both written & verbal) and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated skill in leisure activities (e.g. craft, art or music skills).
• Able to work independently
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
• Current driver's license
• Basic computer literacy.

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.
For further details, please refer to the or contact: Colin Barker, Nurse Unit Manager on 0484767994 or colin.barker2@nh.org.au
Applications close on 24th March 2024
Why 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

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Work 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.