Clinician - Alcohol & Other Drugs

5 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Western Health Australia Full time

Requisition No: 3060
- Executive Division: Operations
- Division: Drug Health Services
- Program: Drug Health Services - Operational
- Department: Addiction Medicine
- Enterprise Agreement: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Secto
- Job Function: Allied Health Professionals
- Project:
Western Health is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Clinician to join the Mental Health and AOD (MHAOD) Outreach Service.

The MHAOD Outreach Service is a multidisciplinary team that provides coordinated follow up support for up to six weeks to consumers who present to the Sunshine Hospital Emergency Department with mental health and/or AOD care needs.

The service provides short term support and intervention, including connection and handover to community services, in order to reduce the likelihood of a future emergency department presentation.

The role of AOD Clinicians within the team is to provide AOD assessments and counselling interventions and linkages to the AOD sector.

**To be Successful in this Role, you will**:

- Hold appropriate tertiary qualifications in a relevant health or welfare discipline and current registration with AHPRA (for social workers, eligibility for membership of AASW)
- Demonstrate experience in undertaking AOD assessments and providing AOD interventions in a community setting
- Display a passion for and experience in providing high quality patient centred care
- Have excellent interpersonal communication and interpersonal skills
- Possess a sense of calm and stability in a dynamic and developing clinical setting

For further information regarding this service and the role, we encourage applicants to contact:
**Name**: Glenn Rutter

**Title**:Team Leader - MHAOD Outreach Service)

**Position Description**

**Applications close at 11:59pm on 22 February 2025.**

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 13,000 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, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and 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.
- If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying._

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