Senior Mental Health Clinician - Emergency Psychiatric Service - Clayton Nursing - Psych, Forensic & Correctional Health (Healthcare & Medical) Full time Monash Health is Victoria's largest and most comprehensive health service.
For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.
About the Role: Join our team as a Senior Mental Health Clinician, within the EPS, which is located in the Emergency Department at Monash Medical Centre.
This opportunity is open to Social Workers (Gr3), Occupational Therapists (Gr3), Psychologists (Gr3) or Nurses (Gr4) who are seeking full time/part-time employment and can work across a 24/7 rotational roster.
Responsibilities: Complete comprehensive mental health and risk assessments for consumers presenting to the emergency department requiring mental health support, and formulate treatment and referral plans as required.
Demonstrate commitment to person-centred care, and provide evidence-based interventions, working to best practice standards.
Demonstrate proficiency in mental health first aid skills, including effective and safe communication techniques for interacting with consumers experiencing mental health challenges.
Have excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with multiple stakeholders.
Demonstrate an understanding of psychosocial supports and treatment options for consumers experiencing mental health challenges.
Conduct comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care in collaboration with consumers and their carers within a multidisciplinary team to achieve positive health outcomes.
About Us: The Emergency Psychiatric Service (EPS) Senior Mental Health Clinician sits within a newly developed Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Hub, located within the Emergency Department.
You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with various stakeholders within the Emergency Department.
EPS staff operate on a 24-hour rotating roster, including night duty, to provide acute psychiatric assessments across the lifespan.
The service prioritizes enabling consumers to make choices around their treatment, focusing on recovery-oriented interventions, and working within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, to provide support tailored to the consumer and carer needs.
How to Apply: Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system.
For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please head to our website (reference 2108).
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
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