Eating Disorder Clinician

Location: Western Region | Melton

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Western Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing

Reference: 51245

**Part Time, Senior, Eating Disorder Clinician**

**Registered Nurse, Mental Health | Social Worker | Occupational Therapist | Clinical Psychologist | RPN4 | AH3 equivalent, Part time, 0.5 EFT, position.**

This is a great opportunity to step up into a specialist role within Community Mental Health in an expanding growth corridor of metropolitan Melbourne. The position is based at Melton Health Community Services centre and co-located with Community Health, Family services and Drug and Alcohol clinicians.

The ED clinician will provide a well-developed level of knowledge and skills in the management and treatment of eating disorder clinical cases, or a strong willingness to learn this knowledge and skills.

This role will provide secondary consultation to other staff and key stakeholders and education and training in service development activities.

You will need to be organised and aware of system processes to be able to keep records of clients that receive primary and secondary consultation relating to Eating Disorder screening, assessment, care planning and ongoing intervention as well as being able to contribute towards ongoing research, review and evaluation of this position, regular audits and participation in Western Health strategic directions.

As a senior clinician you will be expected and supported to demonstrate leadership skills in building capacity of the less experienced clinicians and demonstration of advanced clinical skills in the community are essential for this position.

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.