Lived Experience Co-design Project Lead

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- Mercy Mental Health, a provider of Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing services in the southwest metropolitan area of Melbourne, is seeking an experienced Lived Experience Co-Design Lead to join our Project Management Office team. We are looking for a person with lived experience of accessing publicly funded mental health services or: a family member or carer of someone who has experience of accessing publicly funded mental health services. This role will facilitate organizational capability in working collaboratively with people who have lived experience of mental illness and / or substance use or addiction, either as a consumer or carer. The role will work with the leadership team to facilitate co-design / co-production with consumers and carers in a range of initiatives across the program. These initiatives will aim to enhance consumer and carer experience as we transform the service to deliver on recommendations of the Mercy Mental Health Service Plan 2019-2032 and the Royal Commission into Mental Health Victoria. You will use redesign methodology to engage with staff, consumers and carers and ensure long-term sustainability of change initiatives.
- This is a part-time role based at Saltwater Clinic in Footscray and will work across sites including Werribee Mercy Hospital. Salary and conditions in accordance with qualifications and experience. The opportunity to undertake training in co-design methods will be considered in line with relevant experience.

**About you**
- Lived experience as a mental health consumer or as a carer of a mental health consumer
- Experience working in a dedicated lived experience workforce role in mental health
- A minimum diploma level in health, welfare, community development and / or adult education (or equivalent industry experience)

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Mental Health (South West Area Mental Health Service) is a public mental health service supporting people in south west metropolitan Melbourne with severe and complex mental illnesses by providing acute and community-based care. Services are available to adults through acute inpatient programs, residential rehabilitation programs and crisis and community recovery-focused treatment programs. We also deliver inpatient and community specialist perinatal mental health services to women and infants in western Victoria.
- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**CONTACT DETAILS**:

- Carole Staley, Service Development Manager
- MMH Project Management Office

Service Development Manager Carole Staley

0466 467 957

Acting Program Director Donna Hansen-Vella

03 9928 7409