• Be recognised as an Aged Psychiatry Clinician you will be recognised as an integral part of a dynamic team providing services to persons aged 65 plus.
• You will be challenged in that the provision of services takes in all elements of an aged person including mental, physical and spiritual health
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

About the facility 

Aged Psychiatry Services are housed in De Forest House in the grounds of the McKellar Centre North Geelong, there is adequate parking for a user pays of $4.00 per day. There is also parking off street in the surrounding areas. You will share an office with another staff member and you will have access to a pool car via a booking procedure.

About the role  

The clinician will be required to provide client’s meeting the target group; [65 +] comprehensive assessments, crisis intervention, outreach case management, formulate and review Treatment and Recovery Plans in collaboration with the client and other parties concerned with the client’s care and refer to other service providers when appropriate

The clinician will be required to undertake a clinical caseload which is decided upon in consultation with the Consultant Psychiatrists and/or the Clinical Co-Ordinator and/or the Senior Clinician.

As the Aged psychiatry Service is a seven day service clinicians are required to work a roster which will include some weekends and public holidays.

About the culture

Aged Psychiatry has a "Can Do" Culture with the bulk of the team being of long standing.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
• Aboriginal Employment Plan
• Our Commitment to Child Safety

• 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.
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