Reference Number: [[id]]:  [[title]]  Employment Type: [[filter2]]  Location: [[custJobl]]   About Northern Health:  As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hourâs drive from the CBD, Melbourneâs North is fast becoming the place to be!    Looking to work in a rewarding role and make a real impact on people lives, come and join an exciting opportunity that exists for an enthusiastic individual as a Mental Health Clinican. About Northern Health: Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north. Services are provided through our five main campuses: Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg. About Mental Health Division: As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be! Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern. Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services. About the Role: An opportunity exists for a suitably experienced Community Mental Health Clinician (Grade 3 registered Psychiatric Nurse) to join the Merri-bek Community Team located in Coburg within Northern Health’s Mental Health Division. The Merri-bek Community team is a large, supportive and dynamic public mental health team made up of staff that are truly passionate and motivated in supporting consumers and their families/carers. We provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the local government area of Moreland and Hume. We are recruiting for a Mental Health Clinician/RPN3 to work within the Acute Community Intervention Service (ACIS) function of the team. In this role you will be working predominately shift work providing acute assessment and intervention to consumers and their families/carers in both an in-reach and outreach capacity. In this role you will work within ACIS work with a shared caseload of acute consumers and provide evidence based, recovery focused interventions to support and improve the lives of the consumers and carers of our service. Also, you will provide short-term intensive support for up to 3 months for appropriate consumers and be identified as the key contact person for ACIS consumers. This position involves working shift work 7 days per week between the hours of 8.30am and 10.30pm. This position is avaiable full time or part time - 12 months fixed term position - covering parental leave. To be successful in this role you will have: Regristration with AHPRA and post graduate qualification in psychiatric nursing At least two years experience post qualification Passion about contributing positively to the lives of consumers with mental illness and their families Experience in the provision of Psychiatric assessment and intervention for consumers with a mental illness - preferably in a public mental health setting but this is not essential Ability to provide general and discipline specific mental health assessment and intervention Ability to work as part of a team but also able to work autonomously If you don't check every single box, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter. Next Steps . . . If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts. For further details, please contact: Tanya Goodison , Program Manager, or Maria Stevens Team Leader on 9355 9700, alternatively, please refer to the Position Description for additional information. Applications close Sunday 4 June 2025. Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.   Why work at the Northern Health? We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes: Health and Wellbeing programs, including our âThriveâ program Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support An inclusive and culturally safe space State of the art facilities and campus partnerships A commitment to ongoing professional development through our âLearning Labsâ Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library  F or a glimpse of life at NH, click here.  Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.  All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health serviceâs Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza. Â
