Community Network Consultation Clinician

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training, Health and Allied Health, Family Violence Workers, Medical, Nursing

Reference: 55825

**Working in public mental health has never been more important or meaningful.**

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing over 22,000 people across a range of specialities.

Monash Health is an impressive organisation of seven public hospitals, 21 community health sites, five aged care facilities, university affiliated international research and tertiary education. Monash Health has been caring for, and providing healthcare and aged living solutions, to Victorians for over 100 years. We provide healthcare for the entire lifespan from pre-birth to palliative care and all stages in between.

**About the Role**

This position will suit an individual who enjoys working collaboratively with families to address their identified areas of concern. This is a fast paced team that thrives on multidisciplinary team involvement.

We have a part-time position available on the team contracted until 29/3/22. The position is primarily based in Dandenong and the core business hours of this team are 8.30 -5.00pm.

The position is an Allied Health Grade 3 or Psychologist Grade 3. (YB27, YB54, YC49, PL4)

An exciting opportunity has emerged to enhance the response to the growing needs of children and adolescents presenting with mental health difficulties through the development of an enhanced collaborative information exchange and advice network. As the Community Network Consultation Clinician (CNCC) for Monash Health, you will share in the oversight of developing and leading this network to improve the identification and linkage of vulnerable children, young people and their families to the appropriate support service, supporting overall improved mental health outcomes.

The CNCC for Monash Health ELMHS will sit within the Intake, Assessment, Consultation and Brief Treatment (iACT) Team. The CNCC role is that of a senior clinician with training, qualifications and experience in assessing and treating young people with mental health problems. In summary the CNCC will be responsible for:

- Leading in stakeholder networking, including DET, DHHS and mental health services, for service information sharing and enhanced collaboration with the purpose of engaging vulnerable children, young people and their families in appropriate support services form early intervention through to specialist services. This committee will be chaired by the Community Mental Health Services Manager.
- Planning, implementing and evaluating mental health promotion activities that support capacity building within the community - fostering overall mental health in young people and enhancing skills and confidence of professionals working in the community to manage and support young people with mental health problems.
- Sharing in the coordination of all regular community consultation arrangements and once-off consultation requests (primary, secondary and tertiary in nature) within iACT and across the broader service directorate.

The iACT Team Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist are responsible for the clinical governance of the iACT team, whilst the Community Mental Health Service Manager will have operational governance responsibilities of the iACT team, of which the CNCC will be a member of. As such, the CNCC is accountable to these lead positions, in their respective areas of clinical or operational activities. It is the expectation that the CNCC will participate in team duties such as meetings (local and service wide), specific duty rosters, and hold a portfolio. All Monash Health clinicians need to adhere to the protocols and structures established in their local area.

About ELMHS

Early in Life Mental Health Services (ELMHS) provides assessment and treatment for infants, children, adolescents, young people and their families. We work with the 0-18 age in the Southern Region. We provide a comprehensive assessment service and a range of treatment options including inpatient treatment in times of crisis, community (outpatient) treatment, group programs, family therapy, and specialist services. The Intake, Assessment, Consultation and Brief Treatment Team (iACT) provides up to six sessions of initial assessment and treatment for referrals received by our service. We work with families in addressing a number of complex issues that families may be experiencing including school refusal, parent/child relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma related issues, self-harm, suicidal thinking, eating disorders, and psychosis.

**What We Offer**

Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Ours is also a highly skilled, collaborative and welcoming multidisciplinary team where the only limit in your career is you.

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