Mental Health Social Worker - Canberra, Australia - Serco

Serco

Verified Company

Canberra, Australia

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Make a significant impact to the healthcare of Australian Defence Force members

Attractive sign on bonuses
Advance your skills and knowledge in a unique and rewarding environment

About Us

About the Role

In this role you will work as a part of a multidisciplinary team supporting the diverse mental health needs of military members.

Referrals will come from a variety of sources; the member, medical team and Command, offering diversity in presentations and support requests.

To be successful in this role, you will have:_
The highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour.
Current member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
Minimum 2 years fulltime (or parttime equivalent) Post Graduate experience in the last 5 years in mental health in a primary health or specialist mental health setting undertaking comprehensive mental health assessment and delivering a range of evidence based 'Focussed Psychological Strategies' as defined under the Medicare Schedule.
Recent participation in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activities in accordance with AASW
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID009) certification

About ACT Health Centre

The ACT Health Centre is a brand new facility - having opened in mid and is an amalgamation of the Duntroon and Russell health centres.

Approximately 7000 military personnel attend the Health Centre, including trainee officers from both the ADFA and Royal Military College. The Health Centre offers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dentistry, physiotherapy, and pharmacy. Standard operating hours are Monday-Friday, with a ward that operates 24/7.

About You

You are a passionate and dedicated mental health professional who is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare to those in need.

With excellent communication and listening skills, you take pride in your ability to make your patients feel comfortable and safe in your hands.

You are empathetic and compassionate and understand the importance of this in making a difference to those in need of mental health services.

You are a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional moral values in everything you do.

You are passionate about providing health services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support delivery of the highest standard of care to patients.

Rewards & Benefits

Be part of an amazing culture, based on the values of trust, care, innovation and pride
Gain access to Global Employee Networks that embrace diversity and inclusion

- 'Start with a job and stay for a career' with extensive employment and growth opportunities across Serco's many contracts

Meaningful work supporting defence personnel
Flexible work options including Telehealth, Hybrid and Onbase
Signon bonus payment
Referral Programs
Paid annual and personal leave
Paid CPD leave for permanent employees
Paid volunteer leave and leave for reservists
Provision of uniform
Variety of lifestyle discounts through the Serco Benefits program including discounts with Apple, Qantas, Hoyts Cinemas and more
Plus, ongoing 24/7 immediate mental health and counselling support via our Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
Join a dedicated team of collaborative and supportive health professionals

Referrals
Refer a friend or colleague and be rewarded

Refer a Healthcare Professional to join Serco's Australian Defence Force Health Services Team and receive a $500 Prezzee Voucher if they are successful

Join Us

Please note your resume must include - start and finish dates for each role, along with employment type (e.g. casual, part-time, full-time) and hours worked per week.
You must also be an Australian Citizen in order to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role.

Serco and Proud

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, but everyone also has an important role to play from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.

We are a team of 60,000+ globally and 16,000+ in Asia Pacific responsible for delivering essential public services in areas including defence, justice, immigration, healthcare, facilities management and citizen services.

Serco's values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day.

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