Specialist Family Violence Advisor
3 months ago
Location: North West Region | Bendigo
Job type: Not provided
Organisation: Bendigo Health
**Salary**: Salary not specified
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**Work in an environment that offers**:
- A supportive environment for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- An ability to live and work close to home
**The Position**
**Position Title**: Specialist Family Violence Advisor in Mental Health
**Classification**: Senior Clinician - Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**: as per classification
**Hours per fortnight**: 80 with an ADO every 4 weeks - part time considered
**Employment Status**: Fixed Term - 9 months
**Other requirements**: COVID-19 Vaccination
**Role Description**
The Specialist Family Violence Advisor within clinical mental health & wellbeing services is part of the government response to the Royal Commission into Family Violence. The position is part of the team of staff within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Service Professional Development Unit and will liaise closely with the Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence program and sector partners to promote consistency and improve service and system responses to family violence.
The position will provide family violence practice leadership by:
- Supporting capacity building within the Bendigo Health Mental Health & Wellbeing Service with providing family violence expertise and advice in identifying, recognising and responding to family violence in an agreed shared care model
- Promoting service improvement to support identification, assessment and responses into family violence for patients of Bendigo Health Mental Health & Wellbeing Services
- Strategic activity within and related to Mental Health & Wellbeing Services to enhanced quality and consistency of the service response to victim-survivors and people using violence at whichever point they access the health and human services systems
- Promoting integrated pathways that provide an intersectional and collaborative health and human service system response to family violence
- Supporting and strengthening networks and collaborations between services and across relevant sectors and systems
- Responding to the requirements of the Specialist Family Violence Advisor Capacity Building Program in Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drug Services Program Guidelines
**Bendigo Health**
Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver _Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time._ Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements are offered to all staff. Bendigo Health offer:
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Salary Packaging
- Financial relocation support available for eligible applicants
- Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining any required pre-employment checks (Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Access to recommended immunisations
- Smoke free environment
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
**The Team**
The Mental Health Professional Development Unit (MHPDU) provides professional leadership to Mental Health clinicians practicing in Bendigo Health by driving mental health workforce innovation in the areas of lived experience, clinical, educational and research interests with development of skills and knowledge consistent with national standards.
**Bendigo Region**
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
**Diversity and Inclusion**
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
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