Intake and Assessment Clinician

Job Description:

• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Friendly and supportive team
• Full time permanent opportunity

About the Role
The Intake Clinician, under the guidance of Team Leaders, Managers, and the Community Clinical Director, collaborates closely with the Intake Registrar, partner Intake and Assessment Clinician, and multidisciplinary teams across the Mental Health Service to coordinate referrals and assessments.

• Manage the Intake and Assessment position duties in collaboration with the partner Intake and Assessment clinician.
• Collate, analyse, and review referral information from internal and external sources, and proactively obtain additional information where required
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records by reviewing and updating referrals, assessments using relevant systems, including CMI, PAS, MRO, and SharePoint.

Classifications for this position will range from RPN Grade 4 NP75 - NP77 ($121,274 - $130,603 per annum pro rata)

Your Contribution

• A minimum of at least 5 years post qualification clinical experience within Mental Health for SW, OT and RPN
• Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (all disciplines except Social Work)
• Relevant postgraduate qualification in mental health for nursing staff
• Occupational Therapists - Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
• Social Workers - An approved degree in Social Work (by the AASW) and eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Current Victorian driver’s license

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs

• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling

• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!

• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks

• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation

• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals

• Culture of continuous improvement

About St Vincents Mental Health.

While the role is located at Hawthorn Community Mental Health Service, it will work collaboratively with its counterpart positions at Clarendon Community Mental Health Service and across the SVHM mental health service.

St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner-city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The Adult Mental Health service components are: The Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), a 44 bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent’s Hospital Fitzroy Campus, the North Fitzroy PARC and two community

mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS) consisting of Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment Service (MSTS) and Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) services, Psychiatric Triage and Crisis Assessment and Treatment (CAT) service, Police, Ambulance and Clinical Response (PACER), ED Mental Health, Extended Triage and The Primary Intervention Care Team (PICT), Hospital Outreach Post Suicide Engagement (HOPE), Supporting Tenants at Yarra Housing Project (STAY).

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.  Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

 SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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