Community Mental Health Clinician Pcct

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Nursing

Reference: 55660

**About Casey Area Mental Health Services**

The Casey Area Mental Health Service is led by an innovative and supportive leadership team seeking to provide an innovative and 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.

Casey area Community Mental Health Team provides an effective and comprehensive service to the Monash Adult Mental Health Program. The team work across Monday to Friday 830-5pm with potential progression to Monday to Sunday working hours in the future.

The team provide comprehensive treatment and support to individuals experiencing complex mental health problems, at all times striving to deliver high quality recovery-focused client care as a multi discipline team. Our aim is to promote self-efficacy and independence, and social inclusion with all the individuals we support.

**About the Role**

This **FULL TIME** ongoing positions are open to Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers with a working history in Mental Health. It provides an excellent opportunity in Case Management. Drawing on your knowledge in mental health legislation and policy, as well as your Mental Health clinical experience and skills, you will undertake a patient caseload and partake in daily team functions including the intake duty role, multi-agency liaison and crisis management. Your contact with clients will be at our sites, as well as in their own accommodation. This newly funded position will commence at the Pakenham site, however will require the incumbent to be available to work across all three of the sites - Cranbourne, Pakenham and at our future site in Narre Warren.

Hours of work are currently Monday to Friday 0830-5pm, with future plans to extend hours across the weekend.

**You will possess**:

- Relevant qualifications (aligned to position description)
- Demonstrated experience
- Current practicing registration
- Include any other mandatory/required skills or licences
- 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).

**About Monash Health**

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free flu vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing more than 20,000 people who work across 40 locations delivering healthcare services through our five hospitals and our extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities

We recognise 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 and ICare values.

**How to Apply