Cct Intake Clinician

Reference Number
- 53890
- Employment Type
- Full Time Ongoing
- Entity
- Monash Health
- Department
- Casey Area Mental Health
- Location
- Cardinia Community Health Service - Pakenham, Cranbourne Centre
- Position Summary
- Casey Community Mental Health
- Senior Clinician role
- Monday to Friday roster 830-5pm

**About Monash Health**

**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.

The 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.

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 ongoing senior position is open to Registered Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational therapist with a working history in Mental Health.

As a senior clinician you will be required to draw on your knowledge in mental health legislation and policy, as well as your Mental Health clinical experience and skills, you will undertake the intake duty role, assessment, multi-agency liaison and crisis management. You will hold a time limited caseload for those that sit and an extended assessment phase or require short term intervention based case management. Your contact with clients will be at our sites, as well as in their own accommodation.

You are capable of working independently as well as consulting and collaborating with others. Your strengths are building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of recovery focused care to all consumers. You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles

**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).

**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.
- Selection Criteria
- REGISTERED NURSE Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA and Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health - or must have completed either a post graduate study in Mental Health Nursing or in a specialist undergraduate psychiatry
- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY B. App Sc (OT), B. Occupational Therapy, or Master of Occupational Therapy - Must be registered under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - Minimum 7 years post graduate experience
- SOCIAL WORK Must have a Bachelor of Social Work or Masters of Social Work - Written evidence of eligibility for AASW membership for overseas qualifications is required An AASW accredited Bachelor Degree. - Degree of Social Work that provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Associatio
- Community Mental Health experience
- Leadership experience
- Contact Per