Mental Health Emergency Department Specialist

3 weeks ago


Latrobe City, Australia Latrobe Regional Hospital Full time

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct assessments in a timely manner as determined by risk, urgency, distress, dysfunction, and disability utilizing CMI (Client Management Interface) document
  • Provide recovery-oriented practice using the Optimal Health Program
  • Completion of safety plans in collaboration with consumers' carers, significant others, and the multi-disciplinary team
  • Use current evidence-based interventions and collaborate with community organizations to meet identified needs
  • Monitor the consumer's physical/medical state and associated treatments in conjunction with their mental state and associated treatments
  • Provide pharmacological/psycho-education specific to the consumer's requirements
  • Provide clinical work and brief interventions to individuals and carers/families
  • Facilitate information exchange to the consumers' General Practitioner and other services related to the consumer's needs
  • Adhere to responsible rostering and leave management practices
  • Adhere to organizational documentation guidelines when recording treatment and support in a comprehensive, factual, and sequential manner
  • Participate in clinical supervision
  • Work in accordance with the LRH values, policy, and procedures, all relevant legislation, and DHHS directions

Benefits:

  • Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
  • Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training, and career & study support
  • Tailored flexible work options to support work-life balance, including ADO's, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging, and additional purchased leave
  • Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
  • Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff

Requirements:

  • Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care to mental health consumers
  • Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 and other relevant legislation
  • Capacity to work effectively within a team structure and as a sole clinician
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with internal and external services
  • Working knowledge of NSQHS
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team

About LRH:

Latrobe Regional Hospital is a regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services across Gippsland.



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