Psychosocial Support Worker

2 weeks ago


Melton, Australia The Royal Melbourne Hospital Full time

-Location: Western Region | Melton
Job type: Full time, Part time
Organisation: The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 70638

**Psychosocial Support Worker**
- ** Mid-West Area Mental Health Service (MWAMHS) HOPE Team is looking for Psychosocial Support Workers to join the Melton team**:

- ** Unique opportunity to be part of a team delivering brief psychosocial therapeutic interventions to People at risk of suicide.**:

- ** A strong commitment to our consumers, their families/carers and our service provision partners is a hallmark of our team.**

**Your new team**
- The HOPE team will sit with the broader community mental health team based in Melton. The HOPE initiative has been developed to provide support to individuals discharged from the Emergency Department, medical ward or inpatient unit post a suicide attempt or displaying serious suicide ideation, intent or planning in the Sunshine, Brimbank and part of Hume (Bulla and Sunbury) catchment area. HOPE will support clients for a period of 12 weeks, providing assertive and coordinated care post-discharge. Engagement will take place via both outreach and clinic based therapeutic interventions to reduce the risk of suicide re-attempts and deaths by suicide.

**Your new role**
- Provide direct assistance to consumers, carers and families
- Work collaboratively with other community agencies
- Work effectively as part of a team, to meet program goals and objectives
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of a positive and safe experience to at-risk consumers.
- Communicate effectively with consumers carers and families
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**About you**
- An understanding of crisis intervention and management skills, and ability to escalate concerns if deterioration occurs.
- Skills in engaging with key welfare, health and other support agencies and working collaboratively to improve consumer’s outcome and recovery.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
- Skills in working with cultural and linguistically diverse communities.
- A current Victorian Driver’s License, and ongoing ability to use this form of transport.

**Interested?**
- For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.
- Lindsay Vernon 0408 106 140 or 9732 1600
- Liam Burke 0400 320 005



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