• Northern Area Mental Health Service (NAMHS)
• Full Time/Part Time Position, Monday - Friday.
• Based in NAMHS Hotham Street Clinic, Preston.
• Opportunity to join an enthusiastic, friendly and professional group of multidisciplinary clinicians helping consumers with complex mental health needs.

Life With Us:

• Hotham Street Community Mental Health is an integrated community mental health service which provides recovery oriented mental health care to adults aged 16-65 years old within the Northern catchment.
• The Community Team work hard, both collaboratively and autonomously, whilst demonstrating the RMH Values at all time.
• At NAMHS Hotham Street we respect the professionalism of all staff members and encourage and support the professional development of everyone.

Your New Role:

• Provide recovery oriented care including assessment and development of interventions in collaboration with consumers/ carers/families and other service providers including GP’s, NDIS service providers and other stakeholders.
• Provide discipline specific evidence based practice and appropriate treatment options as required.
• Provide discipline specific clinical supervision to Social Workers and students.
• Contribute in ongoing professional development activities and in-service training and sharing new found knowledge with the clinical team.

About You:

• Extensive experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability.
• Capacity to undertake alcohol and other drug screening, assessment, treatment planning, brief interventions with clients who have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Excellent knowledge and experience in providing evidence based interventions relating to psychology.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for self and for team members.
• A current Victorian Driver’s License, and ongoing ability to use this form of transport.

Benefits of working with Northern Area Mental Health Service

• We are a values based organisation, a career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement.
• NAMHS Hotham Street prides itself in offering a great working environment for all clinicians of all disciplines.

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?

Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

A position description is attached.