Mental Health Clinician

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
You will be part of the Community Plus team, a hybrid MST and HOPS program. It's a recovery focused multi-disciplinary team who provides an extended hours clinical service to people who live within the municipalities of Wyndham, Hobson's Bay and Maribyrnong. In addition to experiencing significant mental illness/ mental health problems your clients will have other health and psycho social needs that significantly impact their wellbeing. With your team's and external provider's support you will facilitate comprehensive responses for those needs.
- RPN3/AH2. Fixed term part time 0.6EFT
- Based at our Saltwater Clinic in vibrant Footscray
- Friendly, innovative, professional team who are dedicated to helping people
- Recovery based service delivering evidence based treatment for mental illness 7 days/week
- Engagement with external service providers to develop integrated support systems

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Registered with AHPRA as a Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist with Clinical Endorsement or; An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Experience in managing an independent caseload, and delivering treatment or care to people experiencing mental illness using a recovery based framework
- Experience with and understanding of interventions and services that support clients with complex interconnected needs

**ABOUT US**:
Mercy Mental Health (South West Area Mental Health Service) is a public mental health service supporting people in south west metropolitan Melbourne with severe and complex mental illnesses by providing acute and community-based care. Services are available to adults through acute inpatient programs, residential rehabilitation programs and crisis and community recovery-focused treatment programs. We also deliver inpatient and community specialist perinatal mental health services to women and infants in western Victoria.

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).

Mercy Health is committed to the safety of all children across our services. We recognise the importance of listening to the voice of children and have a zero tolerance of any form of child abuse.

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**Contact Details**:

- Maryann Croatto
- Phone: (03) 9928 7444

or
- Kade Mollison
- Phone: (03) 9928 7444

Ms Maryann Croatto
9928 7444
Team Leader - Kade Mollison
9928 7444