Title:  Mental Health Occupational Therapy or Social Work Graduate

Location: 

Upper Ferntree Gully, VIC, AU, 3156

Job Posting Date:  22 Sep 2024

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Occupational Therapy and Social Work – Graduate Positions - Mental Health & Wellbeing Program

 

  • Diverse rotational program | Culture of learning and improvement 
  • Multiple, ongoing full-time positions | Collaborative team environment 
  • Eastern Melbourne Metro Location | Close to public transport 
  • Fully supported learning and development program in mental health

Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

 

About the role
The Mental Health & Wellbeing Program at Eastern Health and the learning and teaching directorate work in partnership to deliver an extensive range of highly regarded transition to practice programs including an allied health mental health transition to practice program. Eastern Health was the organization selected by the Department of Health to develop the state-wide model and implementation resources for allied health mental health graduates as part of the implementation of the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victorian Mental Health Services interim report. The learning and teaching directorate and the Mental Health & Wellbeing Program will continue to work in partnership to deliver this model based on the best available evidence and sector wide consultation for graduate allied health programs.

The Occupational Therapy and Social Work graduate positions in the allied health mental health transition to practice program at Eastern Health provide a unique opportunity for you. The positions are supported by a graduate program with a strong focus on growth learning, reflective practice, supervision and self-care.

 

Benefits of the program include:

  • Two diverse rotations across the Mental Health & Wellbeing Program at Eastern Health with opportunities available in child and youth, adult and older adult mental health.
  • Support from a more senior OT/SW on the team and an OT/SW educator to support your learning and development.
  • Be part of a community of over 250 allied health staff in the Mental Health & Program at Eastern Health.
  • Permanent employment at Eastern Health with transition to an ongoing role within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Program at the end of your graduate year.
  • Engagement in a second year early career learning and development program.
  • Extensive professional development opportunities including a targeted internal formal learning and development program, individual and group supervision, individualised learning plans designed to meet the competencies required for an OT/SW to work in the mental health and wellbeing system.

About you 
 To be successful in this role you will possess:

  • Registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia, Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency or Hold a degree qualification in Social Work that has been approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) for practising membership as a Social Worker. 
  • Relevant theoretical knowledge, skills and/or experience in the provision of evidence based occupational therapy/social work assessment and interventions in a mental health setting.
  • Understanding of, and/or experience in delivering, recovery oriented mental health practice.
  • Ability to engage consumers, families, carers and supporters in the development and implementation of individualised plans designed to promote, foster and sustain personal recovery.
  • A commitment to working with consumers, families, carers and supporters from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds and to providing services that are family and gender sensitive.
  • Knowledge of the mental health sector, including roles and workings of mental health teams and relevant community resources and services to support people with mental illness.
  • Ability and commitment to work collaboratively with consumers, carers, supporters the multidisciplinary team including the lived experience workforce and external agencies.
  • Commitment to supervised and reflective practice, lifelong learning and further development.
  • Computer literacy and embracing of health technologies and informatics.
  • High level of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
  • Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills with consumers, their families and all health care professionals including effective conflict resolution and negotiation.

 

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.  An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19, prior to commencing employment.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should suitable applicants are sourced. 

Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

 

Good to know:

  • 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 – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
  • We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
  • As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
  • Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
  • Advertising may end before the closing date.
  • We do not accept recruitment agency application

 

 

Position Description - Social Work

Position Description - Occupational Therapy

Graduate Rotations Preferences

Contact Person: Jaime Jenkinson (OT) or Yan Yan Tsang (SW)

Contact Number: 9895 3724

Contact Email: ahmheducators@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 20/10/24

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

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