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 a 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.
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.
For more role specific information please visit to view the position description.
Relocation assistance
Up to$10,000incentive 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) toprovide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill.
The regional mental health workforce incentive grants will support the attraction, recruitment, and retention of new workers to priority positions across state funded mental health services in rural and regional Victoria. This role has been identified as being eligible for an incentive payment ofup to $10,000. * Eligibility criteria to qualify for this incentive apply.
The new workforce relocation and incentive grants program is beingadministered by Rural Agency Workforce Victoria (RWAV).
More information including job vacancies and eligibility requirements click here
Our Relocation Officer is available to support new staff to relocate, settle and integrate into the local community. For more information please contact our recruitment team ******
The Mildura Base Public Hospitalis an organisation driven by a genuine focus on patient centred care, delivering exceptional care for our consumer base of over 80,000. With this focus guiding the functioning of our organisation on a day to day basis in line with our HEART values we have established a work environment in which there are greater levels of employee engagement and professional development than ever seen before. Our workforce of over 1200 employees are committed to providing a service to our community 24/7 which will have long lasting positive outcomes.
Our People, Our H.E.A.R.T:
Our H E A R T values (Happy Empathetic Accountable Respectful Team Based) are so much more than words; they are the driving force behind what we do every day. These values are lived throughout the organisation across each department, role and location.
What MBPH has to offer you:
Internal Professional Development– including but not limited to the opportunity for eligible employees to access scholarships for postgraduate studies as well as specifically designed programs within MBPH for skill development An environment where external professional development is supported and encouraged A location centre of town reducing travel times Free parking on site for all employees Salary Packaging – Pay less tax Employee Assistance Programs Employee Intervention Programs – Free Remedial Therapy and Physiotherapy Free employee events and celebrations (check out our Facebook page @MilduraBasePublicHospital to see what we have been up to this past year) At MBPH, we continue to strengthen our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion practices. This is supported through our internal network of LGBTQIA+ Allies and organisational membership with ACON Pride in Diversity. Our membership with ACON Pride in Diversity shows our commitment to building an inclusive workplace. How we model our values:
MBPH employees are 3% more satisfied compared to other health services, a 7.8% increase from 2022 7:10 employees live and breathe our MBPH HEART Values 86% of employees feel a sense of accomplishment from their work 94% say they can use their skills and knowledge in their job 79% of employees feel included, which is a 1.3% increase above the Victorian Public Sector 9.8% increase in satisfaction with work/life balance since 2022 Priority on learning and development of staff has increased by 10% since 2022 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, visitMildura Base Public Hospital : Home (mbph.org.au)
For further enquiries please contact our human resources team.
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A valid Working with Children Check and a National Police Check (undertaken in the last three months) are required.
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