Mental Health Clinician

Job Requisition ID: 1413
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Dandenong, VIC, AU, 3175
- Employment Type: Part Time
- Posting Date: 16 Jan 2025

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

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**About the Role**

Our Acute Community Intervention Service (ACIS) provides intensive short-term treatment for people in crisis who are experiencing acute mental illness and live in the catchments of Dandenong, Springvale and Patterson Lakes. We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified mental health clinician to join our diverse and friendly team in a part time role (0.8 EFT)

In joining us you would be working a rotating roster as the service operates on a 24-hour, seven days a week basis, available to clients aged 16-64 during business hours and to clients of all ages after hours. We provide a supportive, flexible, and responsive service working with both consumers, their families and the greater community.

**About You**

Our team members come from a variety of clinical backgrounds and to be considered for this role you must be either:

- Registered Nurse Division 1 with current registration with AHPRA
- Occupational Therapist Grade 2
- Social Worker Grade 2.
- Registered Nurse Division 1 with Current registration with AHPRA
- Hold a Post Graduate Mental Health Nursing Qualifications, or relevant mental health nursing endorsement
- You are an experienced Mental Health Clinician with previous experience in Mental health settings and demonstrate a sound clinical knowledge within the acute setting. Dual diagnosis qualifications or experience are desirable but not a requirement.
- You also have excellent communication skills and engagement with clients, and their families within the multidisciplinary team setting.
- You will also work collaboratively with the various components of the service and provide leadership to the team on a shift-by-shift basis when required.
- The role provides the enviable opportunity to develop your capabilities of working within a culturally diverse community and extending your knowledge and skills at liaising with external agencies.
- You hold a full Victorian driver's licence without restrictions.

**You Are Also**:

- Well respected & highly regarded by peers & colleagues
- Have exceptional communication & superior time management skills
- Have a genuine passion in mental health
- An advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles

**In Return,**
- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- Mentorship & career guidance
- Support to attend relevant forums & conferences
- A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

**Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including**:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive health and wellbeing program
- free flu vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates

For a confidential discussion, please contact Beverley Brussen on (03) 9554 1938.

**MHC Position Description can be**found here**

**Nursing Gr 3 Position Description Attachment can be**found here**

**OT Gr 2 Position Description can be**found here**

**SW Gr 2 Position Description can be**found here**

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values. To learn more about our organisation visit **monashhealth.org.**

**How to Apply**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

**Applications close on 14th February, 2025.