Employment Type: Casual

Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:00 or negotiated 9:00 to 17:30, with occasional extended hours.

Salary: As per EBA plus 25% casual loading

Location: Saltwater Clinic, Footscray

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: HSRecruit@mercy.com.au

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

The Community Plus Team is a component of Mercy Mental Health located at Saltwater clinic and provides recovery orientated treatment, and rehabilitation services to people with a serious psychiatric illness and complex psychosocial support needs. The role is to provide discipline specific client recovery focused care based on evidence based practice as well as a commitment to the delivery of services that are responsive to the needs of the community. As an experienced Clinician you are expected to work within a multidisciplinary team and support and participate in the operation of the program.

• Casual

• Utilise your expert clinical skills by undertaking a clinical caseload,

• In doing so the role ensures standards are met, evidence based practice is implemented and that the service is responsive to the needs of the community.

• Work within a multidisciplinary team and support and participate in the operation of the program

• Support Community Plus clinical staff and the Community Plus Manager to provide quality mental health and discipline specific, client centred assessment and treatment in the context of a holistic framework and in a multi-disciplinary team setting.

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as one of the following: a Registered Nurse with a Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health or equivalence, Occupational Therapist, or Social Work with the eligibility of membership for the Association of Australian Social Workers, or a Psychologist with an approved degree in Psychology.

• Case management experience desirable

• Demonstrated clinical competency in health and risk assessments

• Ability to prioritise workload and coordinate clinical care with other service providers.

• Ability to provide quality mental health and discipline specific, client centred assessment and treatment in the context of a holistic framework and in a multi-disciplinary team setting

• Ability to facilitate the appropriate clinical care coordination of people with a mental illness within the team

• Ability to work co-operatively and effectively with other internal and external programs/organisations

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.

• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

• Demonstrates strong professional values, proven ability to work within the scope of clinical practice and ability to adhere to professional code of conduct.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.