Qualified Psychologist, Mental Health Social Worker or Mental Health Occupational Therapist for Counselling Role.

About Bass Coast Health

Bass Coast Health (BCH) is the sub-regional health service for the Bass Coast and South Gippsland Shires, across Victoria’s South Eastern coast.

With head office at Wonthaggi Hospital, we serve the municipality with facilities in San Remo & Cowes, and dozens of staff on the road to wherever we’re needed.

An easy 90-minute drive from Melbourne means we’re easily commutable for those who haven’t yet cottoned on that the Bass Coast is the ideal place to live – with wineries, fooderies, farms, Phillip Island tourist attractions, the Bunurong Coastal Drive, Wilsons Prom, and miles of beaches, right on our doorstep!

In order to support our rapidly growing population, we’re forecast to grow our services, and our clinical and non-clinical workforce, by up to 45% to 2023. This means we’re always on the lookout for good people who embody our WE CARE values, who might make good additions to our excellent team.

• Permanent Part-Time
• 68 hours per fortnight

Applications are called from accredited mental health clinicians to take up this position within the Bass Coast Counselling team.

The successful applicant must have:

Essential KSC:

• Qualified and/or Clinical Psychologist; Mental Health Accredited Social Worker; Mental Health Accredited Occupational Therapist; current registration with relevant peak body
• Highly developed therapeutic skill base in the practice of general and/or mental health counselling including demonstrated proficiency delivering focused psychological interventions
• A strong working knowledge of the evidence base surrounding commonly presenting issues for people in the target group(s) of the position, including indications for risk and indicated management for high prevalence mental health disorders
• Demonstrated skill participating as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team with ability to work autonomously
• A sound, applied understanding of health literacy, self-efficacy, peer support and strength-based models in human services
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills including demonstrated ability to engage across different mediums, i.e., face to face, phone and telehealth
• Demonstrated commitment to achieve KPIs, data integrity and information management
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence, Working with Children Check and valid Police Check

Desirable KSC:

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge working therapeutically with children and families
• Developed therapeutic skill base for assessment, engagement and working with people who have experienced loss, abuse and trauma
• Trained in the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework, Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS)
• Experience developing and facilitating group work
• Demonstrated experience and sound knowledge of unique challenges working in regional and rural environments
• Sound knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, policies and strategic directions relating to health, particularly mental health
• Experience in clinical governance and risk management

For further information contact Cara Hammond on 5671 3343, Kylie Pollard on 0447 577 973 or contact Human Resources via email: [email protected], using the subject line: Counsellor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

In order to be considered, please ensure that your application is submitted via clicking Apply Now.

Bass Coast Health celebrates and supports our employees and community and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. BCH welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as LGBTIQ+ and people with disability.

Bass Coast Health is a smoke free organisation.