• Join a specialist service providing high acuity care in consumers own homes 
• Busy and varied work in a dynamic and supportive team environment
• Work life balance + convenient central location - Permanent PT– 64 hours per fortnight

About the facility 

Barwon Health's Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Services (MHDAS) provides integrated and recovery orientated mental health and drug and alcohol assessment, treatment, harm reduction and community and family support to people of all ages within the Barwon Region currently experiencing, or at risk of experiencing mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues. Our service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are consumer centred, accessible and family inclusive.

A new initiative coming out of the Royal Commission, the Barwon MH HITH is one of a limited number of HITH programs being established and evaluated across the state of Victoria. The aim is to provide timely and effective, intensive treatment and support for individuals aged 16 years and older with high acuity mental health and / or AOD needs, in their home environment. The service provides 9 adult and youth acute mental health bed-equivalent packages of care and operates 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.

About the role

The Senior Clinician Social Worker will provide evidence-based interventions for consumers and their families/carers in the acute phase of their mental illness and / or alcohol and other drug (AOD) use.

This includes:

• Providing specialist systems based interventions to consumers and their families/carers in line with the consumers’ individual care and treatment plan
• Providing expert community engagement and linkage with key stakeholders
• Providing clinical leadership and contributing to service quality improvement within the Acute Intervention Service and across MHDAS
• Building strengths and augmenting social supports for consumers and their families/carers

About the culture

This is a new service within the established Mental Health Acute Intervention Services team. We are fortunate to enjoy terrific internal relationships and have developed excellent partnerships with the local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients within the home environment.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Located in the centre of Geelong's CBD, we also offer an easier commute from the western suburbs of Melbourne, than travelling across the city
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Generous salary packaging! (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)
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We 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.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact mentalhealth.recruitment@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and a member of the team will be in touch.

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

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