Lead Clinician

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Bendigo Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Medical and Nursing, Nursing

Reference: 12689

**If you are a dedicated, caring and passionate Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker who is looking to advance your career within Mental Health then we’re looking for you**
- We have an opportunity for a mental health clinician to join our team in the beautiful town of Swan Hill on the banks of the Murray River.
- Relocation assistance negotiable with successful applicant

**The Position**

Position Title: Lead Clinician - Swan Hill Community Mental Health
Classification: NP81 - NP74, YC42 - YC45, YB20 - YB23
Salary per hour (exc. super): $42.82 - $54.26
Hours per fortnight: Up to 80 (ADO for full-time)
Employment Status: Permanent full-time, permanent part-time
Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination

**Role Description**
In this community based position, clinicians have the opportunity to build a relationship with their patients as they provide recovery focused treatment and support to persons experiencing mental illness throughout all stages of recovery.You will:

- Make a difference in the lives of individuals with mental health challenges
- Provide holistic, family centred, early intervention and evidence based therapeutics
- Provide assessment and clinical treatment, case management and support for patients, their families and carer(s)
- Identify, engage and include other key community agencies and service providers involved in the provision of rehabilitation, recovery, support, and discharge planning consistent with the patients and family/carer(s) needs
- Increase the understanding of psychiatric disorders and service delivery models in the community

**Bendigo Health**

Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver _Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time._ Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements are offered to all staff. Bendigo Health offer:

- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Salary Packaging
- Financial relocation support available for eligible applicants
- Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining any required pre-employment checks (Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Access to recommended immunisations
- Smoke free environment

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**The Team**

The team is part of Bendigo Health’s Mental Health Department. As well as providing a community based adult mental health service in Bendigo, psychiatric services also has community based teams located in 5 rural areas throughout the region - Castlemaine, Kyneton, Maryborough in the South and Echuca and Swan Hill in the North. These multidisciplinary teams provide care to persons living in their communities experiencing mental illness 16 - 64 years.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.