Mental Health Clinician

**Mental Health Clinician - Intensive Outreach Team**
**Full-time, Permanent position**

**Up to $20,000 incentive payment available to support relocation**

(Be reimbursed for rent, childcare, school fees, relocation costs and more)

The Victorian Government has allocated funds to support rural and regional Area Mental Health Services (AMHS) to provide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill.

The new workforce relocation and incentive grants program is being administered by Rural Agency Workforce Victoria (RWAV).

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the role**

The Intensive Outreach Team will deliver care and treatment to adult clients aged 18 - 64 with a severe mental illness that has had a significant impact on their health and functioning. These persons will require intensive community outreach support to assist in working towards their goals and back to a level of functioning that is optimal for them.

The Mental Health Clinician provides comprehensive bio-psycho-social clinical assessments, treatment and care with patients and their families that is evidence-based and best practice to enhance the person’s recovery from mental disorder.

**Key Responsibilities**

You will:

- Provide evidence-based and best practice assessment, treatment and care.
- Provide specialist support through primary, secondary and tertiary consultation services.
- Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, identify and prioritise patient and family needs.
- Clinically treat a caseload of patients as the primary treating clinician.
- Proficient development, administration, implementation and review Recovery and Wellness Plans

**Skills and experience**

You will have:

- A professional qualification in a health-related discipline (Psychology, Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy).
- Experience in the delivery of evidence-based and best practice treatments for patients.
- Knowledge and understanding of contemporary evidence-based treatments
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefits**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**
- Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

**How to apply**

Click **APPLY** or contact Kylie Steegstra, Manager Intensive Outreach Team on 5320 6807 for a confidential discussion.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
- Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people._**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.