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Job Requisition ID: 2068- Legal Entity: Monash Health- Location: Berwick, VIC, AU, 3806- Employment Type: Part Time- Posting Date: 12 Sep 2024**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

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**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**

**About Us**

The **Casey Area Mental Health Service** is led by an innovative and supportive leadership team seeking to provide a high quality recovery based model of mental health care that will continue to develop with our growing community in the South East growth corridor. Teams are based in both inpatient and community sites offering collaborative care to clients experiencing mental health difficulties within our area.

**Narre Warren APARCS **is a 10 bed community-based residential recovery program that is operated in partnership with Wellways. The nursing staff work from 830-1700 7 days a week and 1230-2100 Monday to Friday.

The team provide a comprehensive multi-disciplinary recovery program on an individual and group basis, which incorporates comprehensive assessment and delivery of evidence-based treatment and onward referral for people who are experiencing an acute mental health issue across the age range. Interventions are tailored to individual consumer and family needs as well as circumstances.

As the **Embedded AOD Clinician, **you will implement a range of therapeutic interventions that aim to reduce substance-related harm, and improve mental and physical health. They will also enhance the capacity of PARCS staff to work with residents with a co-morbid substance use. The Embedded AOD Clinician will provide a range of evidence-based, therapeutic interventions on an individual and group basis.

**About You**

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

- Demonstrated capacity to perform community-based mental health assessments of people in an acute phase of a psychiatric disorder including comprehensive risk assessments
- Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in recovery orientated practice, family and carer inclusive practice and supported decision making
- Substantial relevant experience in community-based assessment of acute and chronically mentally ill people and of people with a range of mental disorders

**You will possess**:

- Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board via AHPRA
- Demonstrated experience in acute mental health
- Post-graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
- Minimum of 3 years mental health post graduate qualification experience
- Current Victorian Drivers Licence

**Mandatory requirements of the role**:
**Nursing: RPN Grade 3 Year 1-4 (NP81-NP74), Occupational Therapy Grade 2 Year 1-4 (YB 20-YB23), Social Work Grade 2 Year 1-4 (YC42-YC45),**

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Sue Thornton on 0439 060 321

Position Description can be found here

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We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

**How to Apply**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Applications close 04 October 2024