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About Northern Health:
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As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.Â
Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hourâs drive from the CBD, Melbourneâs North is fast becoming the place to be!
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Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Family/Carer Peer Support Worker to join the North West Area Mental Health Service – Broadmeadows Adult Inpatient Unit.
About Northern Health:
Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.
Services are provided through our five main campuses:
Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.
About Mental Health Division:
Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern. Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by
our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.
About the Role:
The role of the Family/Carer Peer Support worker at is an innovative carer focused role in a mental health setting offering various modes of support to families/carers of consumers.
The role is largely informed by the worker’s own ‘lived experience’ of caring for someone with mental ill-health and involvement with mental health services.
The carer peer support worker will work collaboration with consumer lived experience workers and clinical staff, in a holistic multidisciplinary team.
This role is a part time ongoing position working 40 hours per fortnight.
This role is responsible for:
- Mutually support to families and carers in their own recovery, supporting the recovery of their loved ones and to build resilience
- Offer phone, video call and in person support to carers
- Support families and carers to connect and access a range of beneficial community supports
- Build understanding of the effectiveness of the role of the lived experience workforces in clinical mental health services
- work in conjunction with clinicians in the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic support to consumers utilising the Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Model
- Assist with the orientation and introduction to service and supports as well as contribute to minimising the risk of re-admission
To be successful in this role you will have:
- To have held/or are holding caregiving responsibilities in support of someone living with mental ill-health who is accessing mental health services;
- The ability to use knowledge and skill arising from a lived experience of caring and supporting someone with mental ill health
- Well-developed community and interpersonal skills, including the ability to consult, liaise and work collaboratively with consumers, carers and service staff;
- An ability to work independently in an organised manner and to be able to be a good team player when required;
- A high level of resilience;
- An ability to use knowledge and skills arising from lived experience in a variety of settings;
If you don't check every single box, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter.
Next Steps . . .
If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.
For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact
Acting NUM -Rianna Cordina Rianna.cordina@nh.org.au
Acting NUM- Simba Harawa Simba.Harawa@nh.org.au
Applications close 10 March 2025.
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Why work at the Northern Health?
We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:
- Health and Wellbeing programs, including our âThriveâ program
- Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
- An inclusive and culturally safe space
- State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
- A commitment to ongoing professional development through our âLearning Labsâ
- Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library
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For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.
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Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.
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All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health serviceâs Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.
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