• Excellent opportunity to join the Aged Psychiatry team in a temporary full time role
• Make a difference in this supportive and deeply rewarding position
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

About the facility 

Aged Psychiatry Services are located at De Forest House which is in the grounds of the McKellar Centre North Geelong.  Care provided is community based where most clients are seen in their own environment. This service is for people over 65 years with existing complex mental illness, those who develop a mental illness later in life and those who have severe behavioural problems associated with dementia.

Services include assessment and intervention, case management, outreach and secondary consultation.

Those who require additional services to avoid a potential hospital admission may, after discussion with the client and family, be offered an Intensive Community Treatment Program.

About the role 

The role of the Clinician is to provide high quality assessment, consultation, care planning and intensive service delivery to Aged Psychiatry identified clients.

Successful applicants will have the correct qualifications in nursing, social work or psychology and registration with AHPRA. Thorough knowledge of the objectives and provisions of the Mental Health Act (2014) and its recent amendments is essential. It is desirable to have knowledge of Aged specific State and Commonwealth Legislative Acts and knowledge of relevant community’s agencies and other providers in the Barwon area.

If making a difference in someone’s life inspires you and you are ready to take the next step in your career, you may be just the person we are looking for.

About the culture

Our staff thrive in a challenging environment, get enjoyment from being part of a highly recognised and skilled team and truly believe they have the opportunities to be their best.  Most importantly our dedicated staff live the Barwon Health way with our values under pinning all that we do. 

Other information         

• 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.
• At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
• We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.