About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

The role:
An opportunity exists for a Community Mental Health Clinician (Grade Two Occupational Therapist/Social Worker/Psychologist or Grade 3 registered Psychiatric Nurse) to join the Hume Community Teams within Northern Health’s Mental Health Division. We are located centrally in Coburg – close to Public Transport and parking options.

The Community teams are large, supportive and dynamic teams made up of staff that are truly passionate and motivated in supporting consumers and their families/carers. We provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the local government areas of Moreland and Hume.

This role involves working in conjunction with other members of the treating team to support a designated group of consumers requiring medium to long term specialist mental health support through assessment, delivering targeted mental health interventions and co-ordinating care.

The Enhanced Support Function utilises a team based assertive outreach approach to each consumer’s clinical care with capped caseloads. The Enhanced Support Clinician will work alongside a small number of clinicians to provide high level of clinical support to consumers of the Community Team. This involves being the key contact for a small caseload of complex consumers as well as consumers with intensive recovery needs. The Enhanced Support Function operates within and alongside the Medium-Long term and Acute Functions of the Integrated Community Team.

With support of the Acute function of the team you will provide acute assessment and intervention for these designated consumers when needed. This role is predominately a business hours but there is the option of working a small number of shifts with the acute function of the team.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• The appropriate qualifications as a Grade 2 Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurse.
• Previous experience working in a Community Mental Health team is desirable
• Passion about contributing positively to the lives of consumers with mental illness and their families
• Experience in the provision of Psychiatric assessment and intervention for consumers with a mental illness - preferably in a public mental health setting but this is not essential
• Ability to provide general and discipline specific mental health assessment and intervention
• Ability to work as part of a team but also able to work autonomously

Next Steps . . .
If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you.
For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Tanya Goodison, Program Manager, 9355 9700

Applications close 13 December 2024

Why work at the Northern Health?


We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.