Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasingWork-life balanceWestern Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.Program Manager - Melton Community TeamFull time, ongoing roleOffice based in MeltonYour new roleDue to an internal promotion within Western Health, this exciting and fulfilling clinical, operational and leadership role has become available.The Program Manager is responsible for leadership and management of mental health and wellbeing services (MHWS) provided by the Melton Community Team.The Melton Community Team provides short to medium-term assessment and treatment for adults who have a severe mental illness, residing in or are spending time in the City of Melton, and the Northern parts of Brimbank local government area.This is a business hours, office based role, primarily located in Melton.About YouYou're an experienced senior mental health clinician and leader, who is passionate about providing access to high quality health care services to people in the West.You will have demonstrated ability to provide effective leadership in a multidisciplinary environment.You have extensive experience, competence and knowledge of effective treatments for people with mental illness and psychosocial disability, inclusive of the impact of mental illness on dependent children and family/carers.You can support implementation of evidence-based, recovery-focussed and person-centred practice as the foundation of clinical care.You're someone with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) and demonstrated ability to initiate, problem solve, negotiate and communicate with staff, consumers, carers and other service providers.Importantly, you also can also determine workload priorities, coordinate tasks and work to timelines.If you would like to discuss this role, please contact:Applications close 11:59pm on 25 November 2024.
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