• Part-Time, 0.8 FTE Ongoing
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The Mental Health Clinician provides clinical care and treatment for eligible people who are completing a Mental Health Treatment Rehabilitation condition as part of their Community Corrections Order or Parole Order. The Mental Health Clinician will be required to develop and maintain strong working relationships with key partners across the region and be skilled and capable in the delivery of community based, mental health and forensic services.

Please refer to the Position Description attached for more information.

Your duties include:

• Deliver day to day clinical care, evidence-based treatment and best practice interventions including counselling skills
• Provide appropriate follow-up care including review and referral to other agencies and GPs as required
• Undertake ongoing clinical risk assessments of participants and support risk management plans based on clinical and forensic information

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in nursing, occupational therapy, psychology or social work including current registration with AHPRA where appropriate
• Extensive experience in care and treatment in mental health, alcohol and other drugs and/or forensic settings
• Proven experience in utilising clinical competencies to provide comprehensive evidence based psychosocial treatment plans and/or interventions in working for clients that enable them to achieve goals and improve health outcomes

Application Process

Interested in this position, then Click on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Lee Brooks, [email protected]

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of immunisation.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

To apply for this job click 'Apply Now' & enter ref code: 6709040 by the closing date.