Clinician, Psychiatric Triage Service 11 Month

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing

Reference: 56461

**About Monash Health**

The **Casey Area Mental Health Service** is led by an innovative and supportive leadership team seeking to provide a high quality recovery based model of mental health care that will continue to develop with our growing community in the South East growth corridor. Teams are based in both inpatient and community sites offering collaborative care to clients experiencing mental health difficulties within our area.

**About the Service**

Psychiatric Triage Service (PTS) is the pathway for clients with mental health issues into the Monash Health’s Mental Health Program. The Psychiatric Triage provides advice and support to clients, to further determine the next appropriate course of action. Based at our Endeavour Hills centre, and working as part of a supportive team, you will take calls from all age groups, covering the Casey, Cardinia and City of Greater Dandenong areas. Due to upgrades in our telephone system, there is the capacity to work from home on some shifts following inductions and orientation to the service.

**About you**

You will have specialist knowledge, skills and experience in the assessment and short term treatment/support of mental illness. You have demonstrated an ability to quickly and autonomously work within a multi-disciplinary team and to provide specialist treatment/support of mental illness. Ability to assess and review risk, complete a mental state assessment and determine the best response for the client in a timely manner. To be successful in this role you must have good communication skills, a knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 and an ability to type efficiently

To be successful in this role you must have very good communication skills, a high level of attention to detail, and the ability to accurately record information in a timely manner. In this fixed-term role, your flexible availability is key to being rostered across all shifts, 7 days per week (Monday to Sunday). Initially you will work day and afternoon, eventually expanding to being rostered night shift as well. There are opportunities for working remotely.

**You will possess**
- Relevant qualifications and current practicing registration (aligned to position description)
- Substantial experience in community-based assessment of people presenting with both acute and chronic mental health issues
- High level of verbal and written communication skills
- Australian working rights

**Benefits, rewards and remuneration**
- Salary packaging
- Continuing professional development;
- Regular discipline specific supervision; and
- Friendly and supportive culture.

**What we offer**
- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base
- Avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
- Mentorship and career guidance
- Support to attend relevant forums and conferences
- A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay, access to onsite subsidised staff car parking and gym (only where relevant), uniform (only where relevant) and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**How to Apply**

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses for COVID-19.