Acknowledging the vital role they play in providing healthcare to our community, Monash Health proudly supports the WHO 2021 International Year of Health and Care Workers.

About Monash Health

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 18,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Family Violence Specialist to work within the Mental Health Program. The role will provide specialist input into family violence issues across our bed based services and for our crisis response and community services. The role will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary teams and provide leadership for the Mental Health Family Violence team. The primary tasks will include:

• Providing high level clinical reasoning, expertise and guidance in delivering family violence secondary consultations and advice to clinicians and teams
• Advising on systemic and organisational changes, including the implementation of the current family violence reforms resulting from the Royal Commission into family violence
• Building workforce capacity and capability

About the Mental Health Program

The role will work within the Mental Health Program who provide a range of community, bed based and specialist services covering the Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong, Kingston and Monash local government areas (a population of nearly one million people). Employing approximately 820 EFT, representing over 1000 staff.

What’s in it for you?

You will be part of a dynamic changing environment that will have future growth. You will also have access to a range of corporate benefits, including salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take home pay and access to discounted staff car parking.

How to Apply

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System – e-mail applications will not be considered.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

• Reference checks
• A clear Police Check conducted within the last three months
• A current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same)
• Proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.