Description:
Employment Type: Part time 0.8 EFT permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30 to 5pm Actual days to be negotiated but must include Friday. There may be a requirement to work extended hours on evenings and weekends in the future in line with service demands.
Salary: as per Victorian EBA
Location: Mercy Mental Health, Saltwater Clinic
Upload with Application: Resume, evidence of required qualifications and cover letter
Contact:
Linda Crossan Manager Older Adults Community Team
LCrossan@mercy.com.au
T: 9928 7444
Alternative Contacts: Cindy Hoffman or Rosa Zepeda Senior Clinicians
CHoffman@mercy.com.au
T: 9928 7444
RZepeda@mercy.com.au
T: 9928 7414
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
Mercy Mental Health & Wellbeing Service is a provider of older adult mental health services in the Wyndham and Hobson’s Bay communities. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that provides outreach treatment and support to older adults living in their own homes or within residential aged care who experience moderate to severe mental illness along with complex physical health concerns and/or frailty.
Our team includes Consultant Psychiatrists, a Psychiatry Registrar, Mental Health Nurses, Social Worker and workers who have had their own Lived Experience of mental health issues.
The Mental Health Clinician works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to actively engage older adults in assessment, treatment and will assist them, their carers and families to access other appropriate supports and services in the community.
What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
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You will work with consumers, their carers and or families to develop holistic comprehensive treatment and recovery plans
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You will provide information and advice about living with mental ill health
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You will advocate for and support social inclusion
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You will work alongside other specialists involved in the care of consumers, for example residential aged care staff or GPs
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You will work within a recovery framework providing evidence-based practice interventions as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team
To thrive in this role, you will have:
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3 years minimum mental health work experience (Ideal)
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Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse with successful completion of a Post Graduate Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse qualification Registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist or recognised degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
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Knowledge and experience working with older adults who experience mental ill health and or a neurodegenerative condition
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Demonstrated clinical competency in mental state and risk assessment together with the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate clinical care with other service providers
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Self-motivation, flexibility and the ability to work autonomously
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A current full unrestricted Victorian Drivers Licence, with the ability and willingness to drive a Fleet vehicle
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Full Australian working rights
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The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
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A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.