• Use your experience and inspiration to lead a contemporary education team in mental health
• Be part of the exciting change in mental health care delivery by ensuring graduates and new clinicians have the best possible experience and learning
• Help to mentor new educators and staff in their careers in mental health and AOD

About the service

MHDAS provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues, and their families.

Our service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are client centred, accessible and family inclusive.

MHDAS is entering a new phase of co-design of our service system with people who access our services and our wider community. This will build on our nationally recognized unique cultural approach to the challenges of recovery oriented service delivery to redesign our service system.

About the role 

As the Psychiatric Nurse Consultant / Entry to Practice Team Manager within Barwon Health’s Mental Health Drugs and Alcohol Services, you will;

• Co-ordinate, facilitate and evaluate education, training and professional development for all staff within MHDAS
• Provide professional leadership by actively promoting the professional status of nursing and encouraging the academic advancement of staff within MHDAS
• Provide clinical leadership by integrating practice and service delivery standards in all learning activities and recruitment and retention strategies and facilitating best practice in line with current trends and evidence based programs
• Promote and integrate the values and principles of learning as a prominent component of the MHDAS culture
• Work closely with the other Psychiatric Nurse Consultant Education Team Manager and the Senior Psychiatrist Nurse in developing annual operations and program portfolio responsibilities

About the culture

We are an enthusiastic, energetic and focused team who work cohesively together. We promote positive respectful relationships and strong working partnerships in the workplace and in the community.

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to purchase leave and take leave without pay
• Professional Development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
• Attractive salary packaging benefits!
  • Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
  • Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children, and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed. Please contact mentalhealth.recruitment@barwonhealth.org.au with any queries in relation to this role or your application.

This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy.

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