Title: Senior Access Clinician - Multiple Opportunities
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Senior Adult Access Clinician – Multiple Opportunities
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Multiple permanent positions available!
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Based in Ringwood | Close to public transport, cafes and shops!
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Opportunities for experienced OTs, Social Workers, Psychologists or Nurses!
Eastern Health is one of Victoria's largest public health services. As a values-led, integrated service united by our Healthier Together promise, we deliver high-quality care, support and service to a broad and diverse community across Melbourne’s east and beyond.
About the role
Join Eastern Health’s Adult Access Mental Health Service and work at the forefront of acute mental health care. Our integrated Access Service offers a diverse and dynamic clinical environment, providing opportunities to work across our community-based crisis response, 24-hour telephone triage, Emergency Departments, PACER (Police and Clinician Emergency Response) in partnership with Victoria Police, and specialist mental health response alongside Ambulance Victoria.
You will be part of an experienced multidisciplinary team providing timely assessment, risk management, treatment and care planning for people experiencing acute mental health concerns. With exposure to a broad range of clinical presentations and service settings, this role offers an excellent opportunity to strengthen your acute mental health assessment and decision-making skills while making a meaningful difference to consumers and their families.
Current Opportunities
These positions are primarily based at Ringwood, with opportunities to work across Eastern Health satellite sites, including Angliss, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals, We are currently recruiting for:
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2 x Permanent Registered Psychiatric Nurse positions (minimum 64 hours per fortnight up to full time)
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1 x Permanent Allied Health position (minimum 64 hours per fortnight up to full time) - open to Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists
These positions involve:
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Working across the integrated Adult Access Service, which includes CATT, Emergency Department Response, Psychiatric Telephone Triage, PACER and Ambulance Victoria,.
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CATT (Crisis assessment and treatment within the community) involves the assessment and management of newly referred consumers, early discharge support, and after-hours crisis intervention and treatment
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Emergency department and phone triage involves providing comprehensive mental health and risk assessments including crisis intervention, safety planning and development of appropriate treatment plans
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PACER and Ambulance Victoria involve working alongside emergency services to support timely assessment for consumers.
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Working collaboratively with consumers, families and key service partners, including Victoria Police, Emergency Department staff, GPs and other health and community services, to coordinate timely and appropriate care.
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Providing clinical leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team, including clinical supervision, workload prioritisation and coordination of service demand where required.
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Adult access also responds to all age groups after hours, weekends and public holidays??
What you’ll bring
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Current relevant qualifications and professional registration as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist, as applicable to your discipline with a minimum of 5yrs experience
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Demonstrated experience in acute mental health, including mental health assessment, risk assessment, crisis intervention and safety planning.
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The ability to work autonomously and make sound clinical decisions in complex and rapidly changing situations.
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Experience in managing competing clinical priorities and service demand within a busy acute mental health environment.
What we offer
Being part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts. We offer a range of benefits including:
- Investment in your career through continuous learning, mentoring, professional development, and opportunities to progress into specialist, leadership or advanced practice pathways.
- Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, study and professional development leave, and leave purchasing options.
- Wellbeing support through fitness programs, confidential employee assistance services for you and your family, and 24/7 access to a range of support resources.
- Financial incentives to help you make the most of your earnings, including salary packaging through Maxxia, novated leasing options, and employee discounts on health insurance, banking and more.
Interested in joining us?
If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we'd encourage you to apply and share what you can bring to the role.
You must be eligible to work in Australia. Applications are reviewed as they are received, so we encourage early applications as the advertisement may close prior to the closing date.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application. Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, compliance with mandatory vaccination requirements, including annual influenza vaccination, and evidence of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases where required.
Click here to view our Candidate Guide and learn more about our recruitment process.
Our commitments
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability across the communities we serve and within our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- We are shaping a culture that delivers exceptional care for our community, and an exceptional experience for all the people who make it possible.
Please Click Here for the Position Description
Contact Person: George Lee, Glenda Harrington or Karen Waixel
Contact Number: (03) 98474777
Contact Email: George.Lee@easternhealth.org.au | Glenda.Harrington@easternhealth.org.au | Karen.Waixel@easternhealth.org.au
Need help submitting your application?
Contact the person listed in the advertisement above for any queries related to the role or for any adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.
Or contact our Talent Acquisition team for support on (03) 9955 7555 (option 1) or talentacquisition@easternhealth.org.au for any assistance with your application.
Our Values in Action
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