Carer Peer Support Worker - Melbourne, Australia - The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Description
Reference Number Position Title- Carer Peer Support Worker - Eating Disorders- Location- The Royal Melbourne Hospital - City Campus, Parkville- Award- Psych NonDirect Care [76]- Advertisement textCarer Peer Support Worker
Eating Disorder Service - Inner West Area Mental Health Service (IWAMHS)
- Part-Time Fixed Term position working 32 hours per fortnight
- Based in the John Cade Unit 2, Eating Disorders at The Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Use your lived experience to provide support and information to carers/family members of consumers with eating disorders
Life With Us
- The Eating Disorder Service based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital consists of a caring, cohesive and dynamic team that provides expert multidisciplinary care to consumers and their families/carers
- The Carer Lived Experience team at IWAMHS aims to support the recognition, inclusion, participation, and needs of carers, families, and supporters of the service
- As the Carer Peer Support Worker you will use your own experience caring for a family member/friend with an eating disorder, to benefit and support the family and carers of our consumers
Your new role - Support family and carers at an individual level through carer peer support, advocacy, and carer groups
- Provide advice on a broader systemic level in ensuring the carer lived experience perspective is included at all levels of service development, delivery, and training
_ _ - Draw on existing carer lived experience knowledge to further progress the carer peer support role on the Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit
- Network and collaborate with managers, team leaders, lived experience and clinical staff
About you:
- Significant personal lived experience of caring for someone with an eating disorder who has accessed adult public mental health services.
- Ability to work both autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team
- Selfmotivated, passionate, and wellorganised with a passion for provision of high quality, recovery focused services
- Confident to share your wisdom, knowledge, and experience to contribute to the Carer Lived Experience team and promote the carer lived experience perspective across the service
Our Commitment to you
- Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
- Enjoy excellent worklife balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
- Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport.
- The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. _
IWAMHS is part of NorthWestern Mental Health which boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development.
Interested?
***- For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below
Contact Person:
Anna Epifanio Monday - Thursday) Selection Criteria- Desirable: Are you currently eligible to work in Australia? E.g. Australian Birth Certificate or passport with working visa, permanent residency?- Contact Person- Anna Epifanio- Contact Number Closing Date- 11/04/2023
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