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Position Summary
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- Extend your clinical and leadership career in a senior specialist role
- Multidisciplinary role- open to Psychologists, OT, Social workers, RPNs
- Temporary Part Time - 64 hours per fortnight (parental leave relief)
About the facility/service
Barwon Health’s Adult Continuing Care Services (CCS) provides community supports to people aged between 16 and 65 years, experiencing serious mental health needs.
Our service delivery includes comprehensive crisis assessment, crisis management and treatment, case management of complex issues and mobile outreach. We have community case teams situated in five locations across the Barwon region ranging from Corio and Geelong West to Bellarine, Torquay & Colac. Each team is situated in a community health centre that is close to the city centres, beaches or local community hubs. The Surfcoast CCS provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people aged between 26 and 65 years within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol difficulties.
About you
- At least five years’ experience in a relevant clinical role
- Engaging Leadership Principles, including facilitation skills
- Sound working knowledge of the objectives and provisions of the Victorian Mental Health Act
- Sound working knowledge of the Recovery Principles, Integrated Mental Health & Drugs & Alcohol Treatment Principles, and Family Inclusive Practice Principles and a demonstrated capacity to model and implement these
- Knowledge of empirically supported treatment approaches for people with complex mental health and psychosocial needs
About the role
Key functions of the role include:
- Providing recovery oriented service delivery to high needs and complex MHDAS consumers.
- Maximising symptom stability, functionability and optimise health and service outcomes of the target population, which will assist in the recovery journey.
- Providing a safe and less restrictive alternative to admission to mental health inpatient settings (subsequently reducing demand pressure on inpatient service elements).
- Working in collaboration with team consultant psychiatrist, offering clinical leadership and education to the Adult Community Intensive Treatment Team (CITT) and operational support to the Adult manager.
What we offer
- EBA leave entitlements with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- 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 are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, 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 the Mental Health Recruitment team via email at mentalhealth.recruitment@barwonhealth.org.au
#Melbourne, Victoria
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Selection Criteria
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Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Desirable: Are you agreeable to work a 7 day rotating roster inclusive of weekends and evenings, as per operational needs?
Desirable: Are you able to work 64 hours per fortnight?
Essential: Do you have experience leading and managing a team?
Essential: Are you able to manage competing demands and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines?
Essential: Are you registered with AHPRA or the AASW? Do you have formal recognised qualification in OT, Psychiatric Nursing, Social Worker or Clinical Psychology?
Essential: This role includes driving between sites as well as community outreach. Do you have a current Victorian driver's license?
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.
Essential: How did you find out about this role/where did you see it advertised? (e.g. SEEK, Facebook, Barwon Health vacancies page, job alerts etc.)
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.
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