Older Adults Senior Clinicians

at  Mercy Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan
Job type: Full time, Part time
Organisation: Mercy Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing, Aged Care
Reference: 21326

ABOUT US:

Mercy Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (South West Area Mental Health Service) is a public mental health service supporting people in south west metropolitan Melbourne with severe and complex mental illnesses by providing acute and community-based care. Services available include acute inpatient programs, residential rehabilitation programs and crisis and community recovery-focused treatment programs. We also deliver inpatient and community specialist perinatal mental health services to women and infants in western Victoria.
Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE:

Mercy Mental Health & Wellbeing Service, a provider of Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing services in the southwest metropolitan area of Melbourne, is establishing an Older Adults community based team. We are seeking senior mental health clinicians with expertise in the care of older people experiencing mental ill health.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of a new community team that will provide mental health support to older adults living within the Wyndham and Hobsons Bay communities. You will be an experienced mental health clinician with a passion for caring for older people. Working as part of a specialist multidisciplinary community-based team that provides outreach services.
The Older Adults Community Team provides assessment, primary and secondary consultation and case management to adults over the age of 65 referred to the service who are experiencing psychological disorders, mental illness and have age related physical co-morbidities. Outreach services are provided to older adults living at home or within Residential Aged Care Facilities. The team also provides support to families and carers.
A full-time position is available. The team will initially be based at Saltwater Clinic in Footscray and will work across sites. Salary and conditions in accordance with qualifications.
Applications will be reviewed as received and suitable applicants will be interviewed.