• An ongoing part-time role located in Carlton | Negotiable EFT (2 to 4 days per week)
• Use your lived experience caring for an adult with mental health or AOD challenge
• Join a team providing support focused on social networks and supported decision-making

About The Royal Melbourne Hospital:

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) part of the Parkville Precinct and is one of Australia's leading public hospitals, providing a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services, as well as rehabilitation, aged care, specialist clinics and community programs.

This position is a vital role within the Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services (RMH-MHS) Inner Melbourne Community Mental Health Team, a newly established initiative dedicated to delivering comprehensive mental health care, treatment, and support across the City of Melbourne, including Carlton, North Melbourne, and the CBD. The team will provide an innovative integrated Open Dialogue Model of Care as part of a translational research project under the auspices of the Victorian Collaborative Centre of Mental Health and Wellbeing.  The team will include both clinical and lived and living experiences peer support workforce with a focus on participation of the consumers support network from the beginning of their engagement with the team. 

Benefits of working at RMH:

• Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
• 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time) plus monthly ADO’s for full time employees
• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport
• RMH prides ourselves on our Speaking Up for Safety Culture and our values – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together!

About the role:

• Co-facilitate Open Dialogue network meetings with the consumer and their support networks to understand their experience, needs, and collaboratively develop a treatment plan
• Respond to people in crisis as well as provide support to family, carers, supporters and kin
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, lived experience leads, external service providers, including our academic partners who will be leading an evaluation research project for the pilot

About you

Essential

• Significant (At least two years) personal lived experience of supporting an adult with mental ill health, AOD or psychological distress
• A willingness to share your caring experience within network meetings through reflections with your co-facilitator
• Experience mentoring other support workers
• An understanding of the policies and procedures associated with the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation, particularly related to carer rights

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Please note, recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.