ICY-AMHWS Mental Health Clinician, Child & Adolescent MHS Wodonga Job posted: 03/05/2024
Job type: Part time
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Medical and Nursing
Reference: 17253
Join our supportive multidisciplinary team of experienced mental health clinicians Comprehensive Learning and Growth Opportunities Join the largest regional health service between Sydney and Melbourne About Mental Health Services at Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) is established in the twin cities of Albury and Wodonga, between Sydney and Melbourne. Our dedicated team of nearly 3,000 staff supports a population of 250,000 people throughout North-East Victoria and Southern NSW. Our extensive network encompasses two primary hospital campuses, and an additional 22 sites, delivering a diverse range of emergency, community, mental health, allied health and sub-acute services.
AWH is an Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, providing mental health treatment, care and support, including delivering Alcohol and Other Drugs services. We deliver 10 specialised community-based programs, along with three acute care services and three facilities dedicated to recovery and rehabilitation. We also provide services supporting families coping with parental mental illness and facilitating connections to carer consultants.
Our Mental Health and Wellbeing teams comprise mental health clinicians with a background in nursing, occupational therapy, social work and psychology, all of whom have experience in helping people through a range of therapies. The diversity of our service provides a range of experiences for our team and will assist you in expanding and embedding your clinical practice skills.
About the Role We are a community based service providing comprehensive assessment and therapeutic intenventions as well as care coordination/management to infant, children and young people inclusive of their families presenting with behavioural, emotional , psychiatric or development difficulties. placed in Infant Child Youth Mental Heatlh Service.
The Mental Health Clinician role is a fixed term position until March 25 and will be responsible for providing treatment to infant, children and young people inclusive of families referred to ICY-AMHWS. This includes EDR in collaboration with co clinicians as well as participate as a member of a MDT. ICY-AMHWS primary sites are located in Wangaratta and Wodonga as well as Albury.
What awaits you at AWH? We are committed to our Employee Value Proposition and will deliver on our key pillars of Growth, Balance, Contribution and Lifestyle.
We provide comprehensive induction and training to set you up for success, offer exceptional Rewards and Benefits and continuously nurture your professional growth by providing opportunities for development.
Albury / Wodonga is located on the picturesque Murray River only 3 hours by road from Melbourne, with direct flights to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, makes it a great location, with easy connections to Australia's major cities. This stunning region offers affordable housing and a lower cost of living, cultural attractions, world standard wineries, gourmet eating, cycling, fishing, sporting activities and snow fields all at your doorstep.
Relocating to the region? Albury Wodonga Health has access to the Regional Mental Health Workforce Incentive program. The Incentive program was designed by the Department of Health to support the attraction, relocation, and retention of mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) workers to priority positions area mental health and wellbeing services across rural and regional Victoria.
Candidates relocating may be eligible for grants of up to $20,000 to cover expenses such as removalist, travel fees, accommodation costs, school fees, etc. For a more detailed understanding of the incentive program, visit the Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV ).
Are you ready to become part of our team? For more role-specific information, please refer to the attached Position Description. You are also encouraged to reach out to the person on the job advertisement for a confidential discussion. Salary and terms will be in accordance with the relevant state EBA or Award.
Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion AWH prioritises Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Ethical Practice. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as applications from people from different backgrounds, ages, ethnicity, culture, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, living and lived experience, neurodiverse, and physical ability, as we acknowledge the value that diversity brings to our work environment.
Reasonable adjustments can be made during screening, recruitment and on the job.
Please note that appointments are contingent on satisfactory pre-employment checks including Criminal Record check and working with Children checks.
Important Notice: All healthcare workers must be fully vaccinated or hold an approved medical contraindication certificate. Successful candidates will need to provide documentation of their COVID-19 and flu vaccination status. Not the right role for you? Let us know what you're seeking! If you don't meet all the requirements of this role, please submit your details to AWH as you may be a great fit for another role.
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