Adzuna

Recovery Clinician

Recruiter
Adzuna
Location
Melbourne
Posted
24 Nov 2017
Closes
27 Nov 2017
Job role
Accountant
We have numerous opportunities available including Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN3 or RPN4), Occupational Therapist (Grade 2 or Grade 3), Social Worker (Grade 2 or Grade 3) or Psychologist (Grade 2 or Grade 3) to join the Mercy Mental Health Services team.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
This is a fantastic opportunity to work full time or part time, in a multidisciplinary community mental health team with a recovery focus. Temporary contracts are also available upon request.

ABOUT US:
Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation employing over 7000 people who provide compassionate and holistic care through our acute hospitals, aged care facilities, mental health programs, palliative and respite services, maternity and women's health services, early parenting services and home care services.

Mercy Mental Health supports 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 offer inpatient and community specialist perinatal mental health services to women and infants in western Victoria.

If you're looking for less than full time employment you are welcome to apply, we are happy to discuss this as we understand everyone has busy lives and sometimes it's easier to fit a career in around family if you're a mum with little children!
Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

ABOUT YOU:
•An APHRA Registration Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist, or if you are a Social Worker you will have a recognised degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership for the Association of Australian Social Workers. Registered Nurses would also have a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Practice (Mental Health).
•A high level of verbal and written skills in English with the ability to clearly assess and document a mental state examination and risk assessment and prioritise varying workloads.
•An excellent working knowledge of the Victorian Mental Health Act 2014 and the Victorian state wide Mental Health triage scale.
•Provide a recent police check and a current Working with Children card.

Additionally the successful applicant might have had some training which will assist them seeing a variety of different patients in the emergency department, such as:
•Formal training in DBT or Family Therapy or other therapies that are useful to assist patients with a personality disorder and or complex presentations

WHAT WE OFFER:
•Values driven culture
•Salary packaging benefits
•Leadership Capability Framework to support your career progression and development
•Camp Australia School Holiday Program
•Thrive @ Mercy - our health & wellbeing hub supporting you to be the best you can be
•Stepping Stones - our flexibility framework supporting your growth and work life balance
•Fully funded childcare referral service

To find out more about these exciting initiatives, please visit Mercy Health Careers homepage (http://careers.mercy.com.au/)

At Mercy Health we pride ourselves on embracing diversity and foster an inclusive culture where individual differences are respected and celebrated. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

To be the successful candidate you must meet the position requirements as well as provide a current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

To apply and/or to view the position description, please click “Apply”

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Enquiries to: Maria Malic, Recovery Services Manager, (03) 9928 7472
Quote Ref No: MMH 101
Applications Close: Friday, 23 February 2018

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