Secu Diversion Outreach Clinician

Reference Number: 41089: SECU Diversion Outreach Clinician
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!
The Opportunity:
The SECU Diversion Service provides intensive psychosocial recovery-focused support on an assertive outreach basis to consumers who have a psychosis and/or mood disorder, a consistent pattern of problematic engagement or significant treatment resistance, and who are currently assessed as high risk as a result of the impact of their mental disorder.
The service works collaboratively with the consumer's clinical team, delivering social, occupational, psychological, psychoeducational, family and community recovery focused interventions. The overarching goal of SECU Diversion is to improve treatment engagement, care and social participation of high-risk/high-need consumers. The Secure Diversion Service aims to strengthen the capacity of community teams to more effectively manage clients with extremely severe symptomatology and associated high risk behaviours in the community. It enables the client to be adequately and safely supported in the community while they wait for admission, are working toward a discharge from a Secure Extended Care Unit (SECU) or as an alternative response to admission to a SECU.
We have two positions on offer for suitable candidates:

• Full Time, 80 hours per fortnight or
• Part Time, 64 hours per fortnight

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience and good working knowledge of working in mental health.
• Clinical expertise in assessment, risk management and decision making in the delivery of treatment and interventions to clients, maximizing participation in collaborative recovery and wellness planning.
• Specialist consultation and appropriate evidenced based interventions and intensive support to assist in better outcomes for clients and families/carers.
• An understanding of the philosophical foundations, processes and environments that support recovery;
• An ability to support and facilitate consumers' use of resilience and strength so that they might experience positive self-image, hope and motivation, and be supported to live the lifestyle and the culture of their choice;
• Demonstrated skills in liaise and work collaboratively alongside IPU, ED, EMH, CL, PACER, CCU, PARC and Community Teams

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 detailed position information, please refer to the key result areas, major responsibilities and selection criteria within the
For further details, please contact:
Benny Sebastian Team Leader or
Fiona Jeal SECU Program Manager 7025 0800
Applications close 26th January 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.