Social Worker Grade 2 Transition to Mental Health

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Bendigo Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

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Reference: 14776

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- A supportive environment for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- A strong attitude to teaching and supportive staff

**The Position**
**Classification**: YC42 - YC45
**Hours per fortnight**: 80 (including monthly ADO)
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**: $43.68 - $50.21
**Employment Status**: Full Time - Fixed Term (12 months)
**Other requirements**: COVID-19 Vaccination

**Role Description**

The Transition to Mental Health positions are specifically designed to support clinicians with experience outside of clinical mental health to enter the mental health workforce and develop mental health practice capability.

The positions aim to create a positive experience for clinicians by ensuring they are provided with safe and supported leaning environment with a focus on growth learning, reflective practice, supervision and self-care. The positions are embedded in clinical settings working alongside senior clinicians to enable learning and development in real-life practice related content in a positive and supported environment. The mental health educator will provide learning and development opportunities including monthly professional development sessions, monthly group supervision sessions, exploratory days across the service and an individualised learning plan.

**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 Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer and Mental Health and Wellbeing services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**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.