Mental Health Clinician - Aged Persons Mental Health Service
Mental Health Clinician – Aged Persons Mental Health Service
Full Time – Part Time Considered
The Service:
The Aged Persons Mental Health Service (APMHS) is a community-based service for people aged 65 years and over, with mental illness or who are at risk of developing mental illness, or behavioural difficulties associated with organic disorders of a degenerative nature. APMHS also offers care for people under 65 years who exhibit symptoms of degenerative diseases.
The Role:
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 have the ability to apply a broad range of clinical skills through an integrated care model including initial assessment, case management, review, and referral. The role may also see you provide service to the older person in our acute mental health In-Patient Unit and the Emergency Department.
APMHS is a complex patient-focused service that will see you provide care in and out of the office regularly to meet the needs of your clients who often present with multiple physical co-morbidities.
Working Hours: Monday to Friday working hours, in a community-based program.
* Full-time or part-time applications considered
* Professional development through our education calendar
* Integrated service model offering client-centred care
* Make a real difference to our older community members
The Person:
You may be a Social Worker, Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Psychologist looking for an opportunity to align your values to those of our older community members through mutual respect, passion, and integrity, along with the ability to deliver care with empathy and patience.
Applicants must meet the necessary criteria set out for the role (outlined in the position description).
This position is classified as an RN3, SW2, OT2, or Psych2 under the Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement.
Relocation Assistance:
Up to $10,000 incentive payment applies to eligible candidates. Be reimbursed for rent, childcare, school fees, relocation costs, and more.
The Victorian Government has allocated funds to support rural and regional Area Mental Health Services (AMHS) to provide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill.
This role has been identified as being eligible for an incentive payment of up to $10,000. Eligibility criteria to qualify for this incentive apply.
How to Apply:
All applications must be lodged online by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button.
For a position description and to find out more about our wonderful Hospital, visit Mildura Base Public Hospital.
A valid Working with Children Check and a National Police Check (undertaken in the last three months) are required.
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