• All our staff are supported by discipline and role specific supervision and professional development opportunities. 
• Our staff are passionate about participation in ongoing service development, and understand the value of best practice models of care. 
• Enhance your career at Victoria's leading regional health care service

About the facility

Barwon Health Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Services (BHMDAS) provide intensive assessment, treatment and community support to the Barwon region for people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues.

Our staff members effectively assess and respond to their clients’ needs. They value building on their clients’ strengths and empower them in their decision-making. They understand the value of advocacy on behalf of our client group, many of whom are marginalised

About the role

The Northern adult mental team, Corio CMHT, we are currently looking to fill a full time position for 80 hours a fortnight as Community Mental Health Clinician. We invite Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker or Registered Nurse, with preferable post mental health qualifications, to apply.

Your role as a Community Mental Health Clinician is to provide assessment, treatment and recovery based interventions within a multidisciplinary team context to individuals and their families who experience a serious mental illness and live in the Barwon Region. The broader service delivery model of Mental Health, Drugs & Alcohol Services (MHDAS) includes provision of high quality interventions that are consumer centred, family/carer inclusive and are delivered in a timely and coordinated manner in line with the Victorian Mental health Act 2014.

About the culture

Our service values client centeredness, holistic care, accessibility, family inclusiveness, best practice, and ongoing professional development. We are fortunate to enjoy excellent internal relationships within our wide range of clinical programs. We have developed excellent partnerships with the local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients. 

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club

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.