Mental Health Clinician (RPN3, SW/OT2) - Adult Community Mental Health
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education.
We provide services across the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne including ambulatory, inpatient and home and community-based services.
Subject to final approval, all employees from the merged health services will transfer to Bayside Health.
About The Role
The newly integrated Adult and Older Adult Department combines AMAH Adult Community Mental Health and Caulfield Aged and Liaison Psychiatry Services.
Our mission is to provide comprehensive, person-centred support to adults and older adults through a range of therapeutic, addiction, trauma-informed, and family violence services.
We're expanding offerings to ensure clients benefit from specialist expertise alongside access to innovative, broad-spectrum care options, including pathways for substance use disorders, rehabilitation and recovery, physical and mental health integration, and trauma-focused services.
Our department focuses on integrated treatment, education, peer support, care planning, and navigation services to support individuals through recovery.
Responsibilities
Provide community-based psychiatric assessment including risk assessment as part of a range of psychiatric interventions.
Contribute to care planning, care coordination and navigation in a multidisciplinary team.
Deliver person-centred mental health services for adults and older adults.
Qualifications
A current Registration with AHPRA/AASW, preferably with Psychiatric endorsements or equivalent.
For Nursing applicants, postgraduate qualifications in psychiatric nursing are strongly preferred.
Experience in a range of psychiatric interventions including community-based psychiatric assessment and risk assessment.
A current driver's licence is required.
Australian working rights, satisfactory completion of Working with Children Check and current influenza vaccination.
What\'s In It For You
Frequent professional development opportunities and regular supervision
Portable long service leave from other public health services
Fitness Passport (discounted gym memberships)
Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
Location close to public transport and cafes
Wellbeing initiatives, car parking (subject to availability), onsite gym, childcare services, salary packaging, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
How to Apply
If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button and include your resume and cover letter.
If applicable, specify specific requirements you require in the cover letter or CV.
For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Valerie Grueva (Manager CCT) at St Kilda Road Clinic on .
Equity and Inclusion
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or an alternative format for application materials, please contact the listed person.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act ****, health care workers in certain roles are required to be vaccinated against influenza or have an approved medical exemption.
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