• 12 months fixed term contract

Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is a leading health care provider, with private and public hospitals, home nursing and Social Outreach services throughout Australia.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest in the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach and Advocacy services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

The Position

St John of God Social Outreach has an exciting new opportunity due to parental leave for a suitably experienced Mental Health Clinician to join our Casa Venegas team in Burwood as Clinical Coordinator.

Casa Venegas supports adults with Mental Health issues who are experiencing Homelessness to transition to independent living through a recovery based framework. Services provided include accommodation, advocacy and professional mental health support.

The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for delivering appropriate Mental Health services to clients, and providing supervision and leadership to caregivers and students, to ensure that clients receive suitable care in line with regulatory and best practice guidelines.

This is a parental leave cover position offered as a 12 months fixed term contract of up to 76 hours per fortnight.

The successful candidate will have:

• A willingness and capacity to embrace the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.
• Recognised tertiary qualifications in nursing, psychology, social work or occupational therapy and relevant registration, and at least three years post-graduate experience working with people with complex mental health issues in a community setting.
• Demonstrated specialised knowledge and clinical experience in providing therapeutic recovery based and trauma informed interventions to individuals and families.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate principles of research and clinical governance into the clinical environment using best practice.
• Demonstrated advanced leadership, and reflective practice skills and training within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Demonstrated high level of communication, consultation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills at an individual and team level to maintain and support a positive team culture.

The Benefits:

• Salary Packaging & Corporate Discounts
• Parking Available
• Professional Development

A position description is attached.

* To apply plesae go to APPLY NOW and enter job reference: 10091 - all applicants must address the Selection Criteria (as detailed on the last page of the Position Description) *

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care; and proactively take measures to protect children and vulnerable people from abuse.

For enquiries about this position, applicants should contact Niki Alexopoulos on (02) 9715 9231