Perinatal Mental Health Clinician
1 month ago
Mental Health Clinician (RPN 3, OT 2, P2, SW2)
- An exciting opportunity to work in Perinatal Mental Health
- Part time (0.7 FTE) - ongoing
- Based at the Sunshine Hospital
The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides assessment and treatment of women within the perinatal period within a consultation liaison model. The service provides mental health assessment and treatment for women requiring assistance with:
- Significant emotional distress around pregnancy, delivery, or having a baby in the Special Care Nursery
- Depression (antenatal, postnatal) in the perinatal period
- Anxiety (including Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Phobias) in the perinatal period
- Adjustment to parenthood
- Psychological preparation and support for perinatal medical procedures
- Pregnancy related grief and loss
- Liaison and coordination between perinatal mental health support services for client
The service also provides capacity building, education and secondary consultation and advice about perinatal mental illness to primary health care providers, in particular maternity services at Sunshine Hospital.
Your new role:
- Engage with and support consumers, their families and their carers with their mental health needs, as required
- Share your clinical expertise and be a part of a multidisciplinary clinical and wellbeing team.
- Support the delivery of a recovery oriented and trauma informed service
- Deliver evidence-based mental health and discipline specific interventions to perinatal clients.
About you:
- Passionate meeting the mental health and wellbeing recovery needs of perinatal women.
- Previous clinical experience in delivering mental health and discipline specific interventions
- Ability to engage and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team and provide clinical leadership, mentoring and support the development of staff
- High level of verbal and written communications
This is a multidisciplinary role and is open to Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Occupation Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologist
About Us
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
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