Mental Health Clinician

2 weeks ago


Latrobe Valley, Australia Neami National Full time

**“**_Full citizenship for all people living with mental health issues in Australian society_**”**

**About the Role**
- Full Time - Permanent Position
- HPSS Award Level 2 (depending on experience) p.a pro rata + super + salary packaging
- Location: Latrobe Valley, VIC

New and exciting opportunity to be part of one of the first Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Local Service's in Victoria. Neami National has partnered with Uniting and Drummond St to deliver a new Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Local Service in Latrobe. The team will be made up of Clinicians and non-clinical staff providing Social and Emotional Wellbeing Supports, Psychosocial Support, and Peer Support.

Be part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver a range of services to adults and older adults experiencing emotional distress, crises, mental ill health and/or addiction, and to their families, support people and carers through a “no wrong door” approach. The service will receive referrals from GPs in the area, public mental health services, emergency services, community organisations as well as self-referrals from members of the community.

As an Allied Health Professional, the Mental Health Clinician will draw on their discipline skills, engage with the guests (consumers), other clinicians, the guest’s treatment team, Neami Lived Experience staff and family/friends/carers to provide high quality assessments and interventions.

**What will you bring?**

Engage guests and develop trusting and professional relationships

Provide brief and detailed assessment and collaborative care plans to guests. The objective of Exit Planning is to minimise the risk of relapse of the guests following leaving

Engage guests, using a strengths-based approach to complete a mental health status measurement and a needs assessment.

Work within a holistic framework taking into account the needs of the guests, family, carers and other members of the community in order to ensure tangible outcomes

**Mandatory requirements**:

- Formal tertiary qualification in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
- Accredited registration with a professional governing body such as AHPRA, ACA, AASW
- Current Vic Working with Children Check
- Police check (refer to PD) - disclosable outcomes considered
- Willingness to undergo a Disability Worker’s Exclusion Scheme (DWES) Check
- Being a part of a new and innovative way of supporting people in a Mental Health Crisis:

- Philosophy of Care - Focus on innovative and trauma informed service provision underpinned by a philosophy co-designed with people with a lived experience of mental health
- Calm and respectful environment
- Team approach - multi-disciplinary, inclusive of all voices (including the lived experience), learn from each other
- Internationally recognised model
- High profile service
- ongoing comprehensive Learning and Development training
- We are looking for people committed to changing the way people experience a mental health crisis are supported
- Development and career growth opportunities within HTHG and Neami more broadly
- Diverse and inclusive organisation
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

**Why work with us?**

Neami offers its staff a variety of incentives, such as:

- Being a part of a new and innovative way of supporting people in a Mental Health Crisis:

- Philosophy of Care - Focus on innovative and trauma informed service provision underpinned by a philosophy co-designed with people with a lived experience of mental health
- Calm and respectful environment
- Team approach - multi-disciplinary, inclusive of all voices (including the lived experience), learn from each other
- Internationally recognised model
- High profile service
- ongoing comprehensive Learning and Development training
- We are looking for people committed to changing the way people experience a mental health crisis are supported
- Development and career growth opportunities within HTHG and Neami more broadly
- Diverse and inclusive organisation
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

**How to apply**:
The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:

- We celebrate multidisciplinary teams and value the rich skills and experiences brought by applicants from a range of sectors and professional backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply._



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