No closing date
Location: Gippsland | Warragul
Job type: Full time, Part time
Organisation: Latrobe Regional Hospital
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing
Reference: 16560
Community Clinician - Aged Persons Mental Health
We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Clinician to join our Warragul Older Persons Mental Health team on a full time/part time basis. Our Community Mental Health Services team provide key support services to older members of the Gippsland community through comprehensive needs assessment, case management and care coordination.
You’ll enjoy working with a diverse range of clients and be qualified as a Registered Nurse (Mental Health Post Graduate), Social Worker, Psychologist or Occupational Therapist. Ideally you’ll have experience in aged mental health and / or community mental health and have the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
Why work for LRH?
A leading Gippsland employer, Latrobe Regional Hospital is Gippsland's specialist referral and trauma centre located 150km east of Melbourne. We are a purpose-built teaching hospital caring for a population of more than 260,000 people.Our comprehensive range of services extends to emergency, intensive care, elective surgery, allied health, obstetrics, medical and radiation oncology at the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre, dialysis and aged care.
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LRH is recognised as a leading learning hospital providing ongoing career opportunities. We provide a safe and rewarding work environment for all of our staff and have made a long-term commitment to strengthen our organisational culture through leadership excellence, education and training.
Now is an exciting time to join our team with significant growth on the horizon.
Diversity and Inclusion
At LRH we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
At LRH we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. LRH’s Koori Health Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants on (03) 5173 8653.
We at LRH strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.
If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the People & Culture team via email at XX noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 (3 doses), unless a valid medical exemption applies. Evidence of Vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement. Applicants for public facing positions will also be required to provide evidence of a current influenza vaccination (or exemption) prior to commencement”
The Victorian Government has allocated funds to support rural and regional Area Mental Health Services (AMHS) to provide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill. The regional mental health workforce incentive grants will support the attraction, recruitment, and retention of new workers to Latrobe Regional Hospitals mental health services in regional Victoria. This role has been identified as being eligible for an incentive payment of up to $20,000 subject to eligibility and negotiation with successful candidates. This incentive may be used to reimburse rent, childcare, school fees, relocation costs and more!
Full time, Part time
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Dolores ODOWD - (03) 5128 0119Elaine Scotland - (03) 5128 0119