Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) Clinician – The Local Frankston

• Lead major mental health improvements in Victoria
• Opportunity to build and develop your own values driven team from the ground up
• Generous salary packaging
• This position is a Permanent Full Time opportunity

This role is open to Registered Psychiatric Nurse (grade 3), Psychologist (grade 2), Occupational Therapists (grade 2) and Social Work (grade 2)

• The AOD clinician is required to demonstrate clinically meaningful progress towards client-centred goals.
• Help lead/support major mental health reform in Victoria to ensure that everyone is supported.
• In this role you will be part of the launch of one of the first of 60 Mental Health Locals in Victoria.
• This is an amazing opportunity to shape the future of peer and community-led mental health services.
• This local support is a key recommendation of the recent Royal Commission into Victoria’s mental health system and promises to make our community a better place to live.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local

Wellways, Mentis Assist and Peninsula Health are working together to provide mental health and wellbeing supports in Frankston to ensure everyone can access treatment and care closer to home.

The Frankston Mental Health Local will provide welcoming and inclusive support for people aged 26 years and over who are experiencing mental health challenges, including people with co-occurring alcohol and drug dependance treatment and care needs.

We are working with the local community and people who have a personal experience of mental health issues and recovery to build these services so they are the best they can be. Our services will be led by lived experience and coproduced with the local community so they are the best they can be. The Frankston Mental Health Local is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

This clinical role that sits within the suite of services provided by Frankston Local, but may be required to work across all sites to meet demand. The position involves providing evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions (both individual and group interventions) for people experiencing AOD related issues who live within Frankston area.

About you

• Allied Health or Nurse registered or eligible for registration with relevant governing body
• Minimum of 2 years AOD and/or mental health experience

Requirements

• Demonstrated understanding of harm reduction opioid replacement treatment.
• Practice in accordance with the Peninsula Care Framework.
• Maintain evidence of continuing professional development relevant to scope of practice
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to work within a multidisciplinary framework
• A current Victorian Drivers Licence
• Competency in utilising computer technology
• Takes responsibility for own actions and is proactive and self-starting

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to salary packaging and leave loading
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities

The Mental Health Locals teams will have an amazing opportunity to drive much-needed mental health improvements for our communities.

What Next

Apply now online.

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to email Vanessa Rooth at vrooth@phcn.vic.gov.au or 9784 3059.

Additional Requirements

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit: https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/ It is strongly recommended you are fully vaccinated for Covid-19.

*Please refer to salary circular for VICTORIAN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021-2024 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.