• Opportunity to utilise your clinical skills and experience to engage people seeking support for mental health care in North West Melbourne
• Part time 0.8 FTE, Maximum Term role until December 2025
• Remuneration starting $51.25 per hour + superannuation + eligibility for salary packaging (claim up to $18,550)
• Covered by the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020
• Docklands office location with option to work some days at home

The Senior Clinician will assess and refer people seeking support for mental health care via clinical phone assessments. The Senior Clinician will also provide day-to-day support to the other mental health clinicians in the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network Referral and Access team through rostering, allocation of daily tasks, problem solving, debriefing and promoting best practice. You will work closely with the Clinical Lead to ensure efficient and effective processes for referral allocation.

You will be expected to have a thorough understanding of all relevant policies and processes and support a multi-disciplinary clinical team and play a key role in developing a supportive and respectful culture, that upholds the values of the organisation and puts the needs of individuals seeking care at the centre of all decisions.

About Us

We are North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), Victoria's largest independent, locally governed and run, not-for-profit PHN, dedicated to improving primary health care in our community.

What are PHNs?

PHNs have been established with two key objectives:

• increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of services for community members, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes
• improving coordination of care to ensure people receive the right care in the right place, at the right time

A typical week may include:

• Support the Clinical Lead in the day-to-day management of the Referral and Access team, ensuring that processes and policies are adhered to.
• Support referral decision making and risk management within the team and proactively identify and escalate risks and issues to the Clinical Lead.
• Use well developed assessment skills, and the IAR-DST, to inform the allocation of consumers to the most clinically appropriate service and facilitate warm referrals to external services under the ‘No Wrong Door' philosophy.
• Record relevant data and information, including IAR scores and appropriate contextual information.
• Respond in a timely manner to phone calls and e-alerts from people seeking assistance, or their referrers, ensure best practice approaches are safe and inclusive including for people from diverse backgrounds (including Aboriginal peoples, Culturally and Linguistically diverse people; LGBTIQ peoples).

We are looking for someone who has:

• Tertiary qualification in a clinical health related field and registration with the relevant board or eligibility for membership of the relevant professional association e.g., psychologist, Mental Health Social Worker (Mental Health Accredited), Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapy.
• Minimum 5 years' clinical mental health experience.
• Experience in providing support and coordination to clinical teams.
• Comfortable and have experience in undertaking mental health assessments and screening of people seeking mental health supports via phone
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders
• Knowledge and understanding of contemporary mental health treatment for clients, and of service support to families/carers.
• Understanding of the mental health service system and ability to navigate service options for consumers presenting with a range of different issues and complexities.
• Ability to use IT software and knowledge of common medical practice programs utilised by the NWMPHN programs.

What's in it for you?

• A friendly and supportive professional environment
• Career progression opportunities
• Great work-life balance (Hybrid options to work from home and in office)

Other Benefits:

• Fun social club and health and wellbeing activities
• Covered by the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a National Police Check, Working with Children Check and provide AASW and/or AHPRA Certification.

NWMPHN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recognise the importance of attracting and retaining talent that mirrors our diverse community. Applicants from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background are strongly encouraged to apply.

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