• Ongoing Part Time position
• Based in Northern Community Care Unit, Preston
• Negotiable hours - up to half time

NAMHS, working closely with the Northern Hospital, believes in the effective delivery of high quality psychiatric services. We are an established team that is connected, collaborative and enthusiastic to be at the forefront of progressive and remarkable initiatives. New infrastructure across the Northern suburbs is driving fresh developments and revolutionary program delivery that, in turn, is generating opportunities for career advancement and specialist skill growth.

Participate in and contribute to organisational activities that promote greater understanding of the role of lived experience in treatment and policy development.

Your new role:

• Provide Professional leadership to NAMHS Team of Social Workers
• Promote and encourage development of all Social workers across NAMHS
• Proactively Lead and Support NAMHS Family and Carer participation Strategies
• Provide support to key members of our Lived Experience staff
• Contribute widely and effectively across breadth of NAMHS Services, including colleagues, direct reports, consumers, carers and visitors

About you:

• Minimum of 10 years post qualifying SW practice, including extensive mental health social work experience
• Demonstrated expertise in establishing, coordinating, providing, and evaluating specialist social work, family/carer services, and other relevant services in a mental health setting
• Demonstrated ability to provide professional leadership including the provision of supervision and consultation to staff of a mental health service, including social workers
• Demonstrated commitment to Family Sensitive Practice and Evidence Based Family Interventions as core to the provision of adult mental health services
• Demonstrated ability in providing professional development, training and education to health professionals and community organisations

Benefit of working with the Royal Melbourne Hospital/NorthWestern Mental Health:

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; On-site staff gym, Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program - run by our dedicated employees.

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications

Interested?

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.