General Practitioner

First Step is a renowned not-for-profit addiction, mental health, and legal services hub in the heart of St Kilda. We provide services to thousands of vulnerable Victorians every year, with the firm belief that everybody deserves every chance to turn their lives around. First Step provides a uniquely multi-disciplinary team of General Practitioners, Registered Nurses, therapists, lawyers and care coordinators all of whom have decades of experience in addiction, mental health and legalservices.

Our model of care is designed to address the systemic barriers faced by people with co-occurring illnesses including mental ill-health and prioritises welcome, empathy and hope. Through the compassionate application of multiple disciplines in a team environment, we focus on incremental, whole-of-life improvements that build towards physical and mental health and wellbeing. We work to help people be connected to their families, participating in society, and taking control of their own lives.

You will find yourself in a team of GPs with decades of experience in general practice. Our GPs specialise in the primary care of people who experience mental ill-health and substance dependence. Your work will be integrated into a constantly collaborating team including:

• Psychology
• Mental health nursing
• Care Coordination
• Group psychoeducation and recovery programs
• An accredited community legal centre

If you are not currently a prescriber of opiate substitution therapies, we will require that you develop that aspect of your professional practice, and we can mentor you on that path.