Mental Health Community Clinician

Employment Type: Permanent part time (0.8EFT)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:00 or negotiated 9:00 to 17:30, with occasional extended hours (afternoon and/weekend).
Salary: As per Enterprise Agreement.
Location: Saltwater Clinic, Footscray, Victoria
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Annie Dalumpines | Phone: (03) 9928 7444 | Email: [email protected]


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 organization 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 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 Recovery Clinician provides consumer 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. This role works within a multidisciplinary team and supports and participates in the operation of the Mercy Mental Health (MMH) program. The Recovery Clinician utilizes their clinical skills by undertaking a clinical caseload and in doing so ensures standards are met, evidence-based practice is implemented and that the service is responsive to the needs of the community.


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:

• 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.

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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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.