Qualifications: EN; PEN Level 2
Employment Type: Fixed term (18 months)
Hours: 64-76hrs/fortnight incl. an ADO (if FT)
Location: Onsite - Wyndham Clinic - Hoppers Crossing.
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Erin Dillon 80077200
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organization with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us at Mercy Health and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
An opportunity to join a multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team providing recovery focused care to consumers experiencing mental illness. A unique opportunity to be a part of a vibrant mental health Team offering short to long term term support to clients referred to the service. Be part of a welcoming, friendly and highly skilled team at the Wyndham Clinic, Hoppers Crossing. We are passionate about providing an accessible high-quality service to the rapid growing, diverse community we serve.
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Provide quality client-focused care to consumers, complementing the role of Recovery Clinicians and assisting to engage consumers with their treating team and to achieve their recovery goals. Offering linkages with services and ensuring consumer needs are met or aligned with treatment goals.
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Supporting the clinical team with physical health monitoring and running the depot clinic. Assessing consumer's mental states and escalating to the clinical team for further follow-ups and management plans.
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Optional: there is an option to support with follow-ups within the Multi-disciplinary Brief Intervention Team, whereby intensive but short term support is offered to consumers and carers in a highly responsive and flexible manner.
What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.
To thrive in this role, you will have:
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Excellent clinical, time management, organizational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
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A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
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The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
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You will need to have medication endorsement to fulfil responsibilities of this role.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
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A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
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Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
