Access and Engagement

Job Requisition ID: 1856- Legal Entity: Monash Health- Location: Cranbourne, VIC, AU, 3977- Employment Type: Part Time- Posting Date: 16 Aug 2024**Monash Health is a great place to work**

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The Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local is a new innovation interdisciplinary service that provides support, navigation and therapy that considers all aspects of a child’s life from 0-11 years. The service provides wellbeing support, care coordination and therapeutic intervention to help children where there are concerns about developmental, behavioural and mental health. The Children’s Local Service is combined between community health, mental health, and family support services. The Children’s Local Service is based in Cranbourne with spoke sites throughout Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia.

**About the Role**

Working as part of an interdisciplinary team, the Access and Engagement Clinician will be responsible for providing high quality service for children from 0-11 years and their families through skilled triage and assessment, service navigation, care coordination, transition follow up and consultation to internal and external stakeholders. They will support the team to achieve maximal operational effectiveness and create strong partnerships within and outside of Monash Health.

The Access and Engagement Clinician Grade 3 will:

- Demonstrate leadership and provide high quality services to children 0-11 years and their families
- Provide seamless coordination of clinical and operational activities including skills in organisation, planning and priority setting
- Lead the intake, triage, assessment and engagement for children and their families
- Demonstrate high quality assessment of risk and prioritisation and understanding of when to seek support or guidance
- Support and facilitate navigation for children and families who do not meet eligibility criteria
- Demonstrate leadership skills, including ability to lead during times of change
- Work collaboratively as a member of the Children’s Local Service to implement and imbed the new program and model of care
- Commitment to continuous quality improvement

**About You**

You are seeking a new opportunity to work collaboratively with a passionate multidisciplinary team to deliver a range of specialist medical and allied health services to make a real difference. New year, new career opportunity to be part of a first of its kind, truly innovative program focused on making measurable change to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families. To ensure your success in this role, you will have the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

- Qualification in Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy or Social Work
- Signifcant experience in your field including specicialist clinical knowledge in child development and/or mental health
- Understanding of current, relevant theory, practice knowledge and evidence in clinical practice
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
- Dedicated to safe best practice and quality care
- Committed to the delivery of patient centred care and patient advocacy
- Australian working rights
- Current Drivers Licence

**Monash Health will offer**:

- Competitive salary
- Salary packaging
- Friendly and supportive culture
- On-going supervision and professional development

For a confidential discussion, please contact Elise Colgrave, Chilren's Health and Wellbeing Local Community Manager on 0460 577 857

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

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