Mental Health Clinician

3 weeks ago


Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services

**Location**

131 Myers Street

**Hours Per Fortnight**

0

**Position Summary**
- New opportunity for RPN3/AH2 to join our child and youth phone triage team
- Work across two shifts between 0700 hours and 2200hours, 7 days a week
- Multiple opportunities available to suit your personal and professional needs

About the facility

Barwon Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues, and their families.

The Child and Youth Triage Team is the initial point of contact where there are mental health, alcohol and/or other drug concerns about infants, children and young people, aged between 0-25 years. Whilst Barwon Health provide a 24-7 mental health triage service, the team operates across two shifts between 0700 hours and 2200hours, 7 days a week.

**About you**
- Formal professionally recognised qualifications in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Clinical Psychology
- Clinical mental health experience, with confidence and competence in undertaking clinical assessments, risk assessments and / or acute mental health treatment interventions
- Sound knowledge of the objectives and provisions of the Victorian Mental Health Act (2014), and its amendments

**About the role**

You will be required to complete high-quality and timely mental health, alcohol and other drug triages to determine the most appropriate treatment and care pathways for infants, children and young people. Our Child & Youth triage clinicians, under established governance structures, provide clinical advice, recommendations and referrals. The referrals are received in written and telephone form, with the triage process undertaken primarily by phone. You will receive clinical guidance from the rostered Senior Clinicians (RPN4/AH3) and the Operational Line Manager.

**What we offer**
- EBA leave entitlements with the option to purchase additional leave
- Great location - doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Professional development opportunities
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
- Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

**Diversity and Inclusion**

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.

Melbourne, Victoria

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.
Essential: Formal professionally recognised qualifications in Psychiatric Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Clinical Psychology
Essential: Relevant professional registration with discipline specific agency
Essential: Experience in acute child and youth psychiatry/ Minimum of 2 years full time experience in adult or youth psychiatry post qualification.

**Contact Person**

Nevada Cornwell

**Contact Person Job Title**

**Contact Number**

0468 513 405

**Closing Date**

01/03/2024



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