Mental Health Clinician - Whittlesea, Australia - Northern Health

Northern Health

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Whittlesea, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
North East Region | Whittlesea

Job type:
Full time

Organisation:
Northern Health

Salary:
$83,000 - $93,000

Occupation:
Health and Allied Health

Reference: 40378

Community Mental Health Clinicians/Case Manager (Mon-Fri)

Hotham Street Community Mental Health - PRESTON

OT, Social Worker, Psychologist or Psychiatric Nurse

Full Time and Part Time applicants will be considered.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist or Mental Health Nurse to join the team at Hotham Street Community Mental Health Team in Preston.

Hotham Street Clinic is now seeking expressions of interest for all who would like to progress their careers as a Mental Health Clinician and become a pivotal part in the future of Mental Health.

At Hotham Street you will find an enthusiastic, friendly, professional group of clinicians of various disciplines. We work hard and we work well as a team.

The team respects the professionalism of all staff members, and we are encouraged to work autonomously as well as part of our larger team.

Professional development is encouraged and supported.

Arrange a site visit and chat with us over a coffee.

Once you have seen our service and spoken to some of our wonderful team members, you will be part of something special and help us make a difference.

To be successful in this role you will have the ability to:

Provide recovery-oriented care including assessment and development of interventions in collaboration with consumers/carers/families and other service providers including GP's NDIS service providers and other stakeholders.
Provide discipline specific evidencebased practice and appropriate treatment options as required.
Partake in discipline specific clinical supervision and workload management.
Contribute in ongoing professional development activities and inservice training and sharing new found knowledge with the clinical team.

Your Contribution:

Experience in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability.
Capacity to undertake alcohol and other drug screening, assessment, treatment planning, brief interventions with clients who have a cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
Commitment to ongoing professional development for self and for team members.
A current Victorian Driver's License, and ongoing ability to use this form of transport.

Next Steps...
If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you.

For further details, please contact:
Janne-Maree Blackman, Program Manager Hotham Street Community Team, NAMHS, Tel:

Please refer to the key result areas, major responsibilities and selection criteria within the Position Description here.

Applications close December 17th 2023 or please contact the Hiring Manager if you have any queries.