Consumer Advisor

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Bendigo Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Medical and Nursing, Projects, Medical

Reference: 13077

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- A supportive environment for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- An opportunity to support the growth in demand for services

**The Position**

Position Title: Consumer Advisor - Mental Health Service Transformation
Classification: MP36 - MP39
Salary per hour (exc. super): $37.01 - $40.46
Hours per fortnight: 40
Employment Status: Fixed term
Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination

**Role Description**

The Consumer Advisor Mental Health Transformation is a new role created to support the transformation of our services and will work as part of the larger Mental Health Transformation Team. The expertise you've developed from direct experience of being a user of mental health services will contribute to improving the experience of other consumers as they interact with our services.

**Bendigo Health**

Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver _Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time._ Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements are offered to all staff. Bendigo Health offer:

- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Salary Packaging
- Financial relocation support available for eligible applicants
- Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining any required pre-employment checks (Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Access to recommended immunisations
- Smoke free environment

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**The Team**

Right across Bendigo Health Mental Health Services, we are dedicated to making sure our services are better. To help us do this, we’ve developed two clear plans that outline how we intend to organise ourselves to make the changes required. Some of our services won’t change much, and some will change a lot. We know where we need to change. We also know there will be areas that need to improve, that we don’t know about yet.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.