Intake Clinician

at  Western Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Western Region | Melton
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Western Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing
Reference: 53430

ABOUT US

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies

THIS ROLE IS FIXED TERM UNTIL 3/1/2025

This position is offered at 40 hours per week (1 EFT) role - equivalent of 5 days a week.
We welcome applications from Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers who have completed at least 2 years post graduate experience in a mental health setting.
This is an opportunity to work in an expanding growth corridor of metropolitan Melbourne. The Clinician will provide recovery orientated community mental health services in our intake function. The intake function is often the first point of contact for many people or services seeking advice or a referral to the service. The intake clinicians review, assess and monitor referrals to the service. They provide face to face assessment, immediate support to people who walk into the service, they have an extensive knowledge of external services and will liaise with others to ensure the person gets their needs met by the most appropriate service in a timely manner.
We expect all our team members to lead with kindness, role modelling open communication and a desire to support and enhance clinical care across the team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Capacity to effectively assess and screen consumer need/referrals and make clinically informed decisions regarding the appropriate course of action, consulting colleagues/external services as required.
• Ability to clearly document clinical decisions in a number of online platforms.
• Coordinate care as appropriate by communicating and advocating for the consumer and their family/carers with programs and external service providers.
• Work within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, as required.