Location: Western Region | Melton
Job type: Part time
Organisation: Western Health
**Salary**: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing
Reference: 53601
**Part Time Acute Community Intervention Service (ACIS) Mental Health Clinician**
**Nurses, OT's, SW's and psychologists all welcome to apply**
**0.8 EFT - 4 days per week**
**Rotating Roster**
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is situated in a growth corridor where continuous development, service expansion and innovative new programs are on the rise. Outer Community team is one of the MH&W; adult mental health programs and responsible for community mental health care of consumers living in the city of Melton and some suburbs of Brimbank.
The role requires clinicians to provide recovery orientated community mental health services. ACIS clinicians work as a key clinician for an allocated number of consumers and will be aligned to the specialist ACIS function.
We expect all our team members to lead with kindness, role modelling open communication and a desire to support and enhance clinical care across the team.
**Key Requirements**
- Experience in assessment/ treatment of people with mental illness / psychiatric disability
- Experience working in an acute function (crisis assessment team)
- High level awareness of legislation governing mental health practice especially the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
- Ability to clearly document clinical decisions in a number of online platforms.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating care by communicating and advocating for the consumer and their family/carers with programs and external service providers.
- A strong commitment to consumer-focused service delivery
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
**About Us**
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the chance to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
📌 Community Mental Health Clinician
🏢 Western Health
📍 Melbourne