Family Violence Specialist Advisor

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Western Health Full time

Family Violence Specialist Advisor

About the Role

The Family Violence Specialist Advisor will lead, promote, and implement service-wide responses to all aspects of family violence in liaison with the Western Health Family Violence team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement strategies to ensure the Mental Health and Wellbeing division meets its legislative requirements in the practice area of family violence.
  • Build the capacity of Western Health Mental Health and Wellbeing staff to identify and respond to consumers experiencing family violence.
  • Collaborate with the Western Health Family Violence team to provide a comprehensive response to family violence.
  • Contribute to the development of policies and procedures related to family violence.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience working with family violence and/or within specialist family violence services.
  • Ability to articulate and apply a practice framework focused on engagement and assessment, including extensive knowledge and experience of risk assessment frameworks in the context of family violence.
  • Working knowledge of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence and the Royal Commission into Mental Health Services.
  • Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the principles of equity, diversity, continual improvement, risk management, and occupational health and safety.
  • Highly developed written and oral communication skills, including accurately recording data, correspondence, reporting, and providing written and oral evidence as required.

About Western Health

Western Health is a leading healthcare provider in Melbourne's western suburbs, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality patient care and promoting the health and wellbeing of our community.

We value our employees and provide them with opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

Our workforce is diverse and inclusive, and we are committed to creating a safe and respectful work environment.

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We are committed to providing a safe environment for children and young people who are involved in our services, sites, and operations.

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits, including professional development opportunities, career advancement opportunities, salary packaging, and work-life balance.



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