Job Description: Excellent benefits including salary packaging Challenging and rewarding work environment Permanent, part time, 0.5 FTE About the Role You will work as part of the SVMH Complex Care Program provides a specialist service for consumers experiencing high levels of complexity, by working collaboratively with the consumer, treating team, services and carers. You will hold a housing and homelessness portfolio, which will enable you to provide consultation and coordination support to clinicians, working with a complex mental health client group. Work within the Strengths Model of Recovery orientated practice. Actively uphold a culture of hope by using optimistic language, supporting people and celebrating consumers’ recovery efforts. Scoping and analysis of housing needs and issues for SVMH consumers. Develop and engage in strategic planning and development to help SVMH to identify and take action to address housing issues for SVMH consumers. Classifications for this position will range from RPN Grade 4 NP75 - NP77 ($107,577.60 - $115,850.80 per annum pro rata) OT/SW Grade 3 YB24 - YB27 or YC46 - YC49 ($97,650.80 - $111,566 per annum pro rata Psychologist Grade 3 PL1 – PL4 ($108,279 - $123,905 per annum pro rata) Your Contribution A minimum of at 5 years post qualification clinical experience within Mental Health for SW, OT, Psychology and RPN. Expertise / Extensive knowledge of the Housing and Homelessness sector. Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (all disciplines except Social Work). RPNs - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Relevant postgraduate qualification in mental health. Occupational Therapists - Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia. Psychologists - Registration as a psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009). Practice endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist or eligibility to enter a Clinical Psychology registrar program with the Psychology Board of Australia; or Social Workers - An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers Current Victorian driver’s license A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain What We Offer A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!) Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay! In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals Culture of continuous improvement About Complex Care The Complex care team provide secondary consultation, coordination and brokerage services to the St Vincent's Mental Health Program. Providing specialist advice and assistance to community case managers and in-patient clinicians, is a key function of the service. Working at St Vincent’s St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence. Application Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve. Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations). LOCAL WORK ENVIRONMENT St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) provides high quality, recovery-oriented services across an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The service utilises the Strengths Model of recovery and this model is embedded across all parts of the mental health service. St Vincent’s is also committed to the development of a strong peer support workforce. The adult mental health service components are: The Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), the 44 bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent’s Hospital site, the North Fitzroy PARC and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn (Hawthorn CMHS) and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS). Community mental health services comprise the Triage and Crisis assessment and Treatment (CAT) service, Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment (MST) and Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) services. The Primary Intervention and Care Team (PICT) includes Primary Mental Health, Extended Triage and HOPE (Suicide Prevention). A Consultation & Liaison Service is provided to the health service. NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Service, the Body Image and Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Service (BETRS) and NEVIL Training Cluster are regional services. State-wide services are the Victorian Dual Disability Service and the Victorian Transcultural Mental Health. The Acute Inpatient Service includes 5 beds designated as the Koori State-wide Inpatient Service and linked to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. St Vincent’s Mental Health is committed the recruitment and retention of high quality staff. The service aims to support staff to maintain and develop their skills to provide excellent clinical care and to meet their own personal and career goals. SVMH has a strong education and research focus in addition to affiliations with a number of universities and educational institutions. All SVMH clinical staff are expected to be familiar, and practice in a manner consistent with the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce. POSITION PURPOSE The SVMH Complex Care Program provides a specialist service for consumers experiencing high levels of complexity, by working collaboratively with the consumer, treating team, services and carers. In conjunction with severe mental illness, these complexities can include recurring homelessness, co-existing substance use issues, cognitive difficulties, challenging behaviour or patterns of offending behaviours and associated interaction with the criminal justice system, comorbidities, and high users of services. The Complex Care Program provides Coordination, Consultation and Brokerage support to the SVMH Adult Mental Health Program. Coordination focuses on complex discharge planning from bed based services, as well as supporting care teams experiencing high level of complexities in the community. Secondary Consultation to discuss complex cases is provided to clinicians of the service, and specialist NDIS consultation is provided by the NDIS Senior Clinician. Brokerage is also available to support consumers to reduce risk of hospitalisation and/or risk of disruption of community tenure. The role of the Senior Clinician is to build a strong housing and homelessness portfolio, working in collaboration with consumers and their families/carers, clinicians and treating teams in identifying housing pathways to support access to appropriate stable accommodation. A focus of the role is to identify and address issues relating to housing, homelessness and inappropriate housing for SVMH consumers, and to also work closely with housing providers and other relevant services (i.e. DFFH, Homes Victoria, Housing Services, NDIS providers etc) via liaison, advocacy, networking and strategy. The role will include initial scoping, identifying and consulting with key stakeholders and also providing consultation as part of the Complex Care Program. Supporting SVMH case managers and clinicians, consumers and carers in relation to housing information and options, is key to the role. Sharing and supporting clinicians in increasing their skills and knowledge in addressing housing issues with their consumers, is also an integral part of the role. This program is under the guidance of the Manager Footbridge Community Care Units, PARC and Complex Care, who also is the SECU Liaison Officer. POSITION DUTIES Work within the Strengths Model of Recovery orientated practice. Actively uphold a culture of hope by using optimistic language, supporting people and celebrating consumers’ recovery efforts. Scoping and analysis of housing needs and issues for SVMH consumers. Develop and engage in strategic planning and development to help SVMH to identify and take action to address housing issues for SVMH consumers. Work collaboratively with consumers and their families/carers, clinicians and treating teams to identify housing pathways to support access to appropriate stable housing via consultation. Build and maintain effective partnerships between housing services, housing networks, DFFH, NDIS providers, council and other relevant services via representation, advocacy, and negotiation. Build the capacity of SVMH case managers, clinicians and lived experience workers to proactively engage and support consumers and carers in relation to the housing sector and appropriate housing options. Support and build capacity of case managers with the completion of VHR applications. Development and maintenance of housing resources for the SVMH teams. Participate in the overall strategic development of the Complex Care Program and development of policies and procedures. Attend and participate in discipline specific meetings and display a commitment to attending discipline specific training (if appropriate). Display a high standard of practice and professional conduct at all times. Work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team. Participate in quality improvement activities; including the collection of data to inform service improvement and to monitor clinical and recovery outcomes for consumers. Maintenance of all documentation in line with SVMH policies, including clinical documentation, outcome measures and CMI reporting. Other duties as directed by Allied Health Lead or Program Manager. SELECTION CRITERIA ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION, LICENSE OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A minimum of at 5 years post qualification clinical experience within Mental Health for SW, OT, Psychology and RPN. Expertise / Extensive knowledge of the Housing and Homelessness sector. Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (all disciplines except Social Work). RPNs - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Relevant postgraduate qualification in mental health. Occupational Therapists - Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia. Psychologists - Registration as a psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009). Practice endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist or eligibility to enter a Clinical Psychology registrar program with the Psychology Board of Australia; or Social Workers - An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers Current Victorian driver’s license OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Clinical experience within Mental Health Services and knowledge of a recovery oriented, community based psychosocial approach promoting social connectedness and inclusion. Experience working with consumers who present with multiple complexities, including homelessness and housing issues, and ability to understand and respond to need. Must have experience working within or with the housing sector and an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the housing sector and associated legislation and policy. Demonstrated experience providing secondary consultation. Understanding and application of homelessness models, approaches, theories and practices when working with consumers. Demonstrated understanding of service systems, including (but not limited to) mental health, NDIS, forensic, AOD etc. Demonstrated ability to develop strategy and network with relevant services. Demonstrated ability in working as part of the multi-disciplinary clinical team in promoting a standard of excellence in clinical practice. Commitment to work collaboratively with multiple key stakeholders both internal and external of the St Vincent’s Health organization (including consumers, carers, family members and community agencies). Demonstrated ability to working collaboratively with clients and carers to promote self-determination and enable progress towards reaching personal goals. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including problem solving ability and conflict resolution skills, negotiation, as well as strong oral and writing skills. Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications If clinically qualified: Occupational Therapy: Knowledge of and commitment to providing a comprehensive range of occupational therapy assessments and interventions for people with serious mental illness and complex needs, and their carers. Understanding of evidenced based practice and models of occupational therapy (including the Model of Human Occupation) and their application in clinical practice. Knowledge of sensory modulation theory and intervention. Knowledge of the specific assessments including the MOHO Assessments and Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). Psychology Knowledge of and commitment to providing a comprehensive range of psychological assessments including diagnostic, cognitive and personality assessments for people with serious mental illness and complex needs. Experience in the development and application of evidence based therapeutic interventions for people with major mental health disorders. Comprehensive understanding of the theories of human behaviour and psychopathology and their application in clinical practice. Nursing Knowledge of appropriate medication and administration management including relevant legislation Ability to apply nursing models and processes Awareness of infection control techniques Social Work Knowledge of and commitment to providing a comprehensive range of social work assessment and intervention services for people with serious mental illness and complex needs Demonstrate knowledge of family and social system assessments with the ability to identify gaps and facilitate access to appropriate resources OTHER NON-ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Post-graduate qualifications in relevant area of specialty or in the process of achieving the same are desirable. Closing Date: 30 August 2025 11:59pm Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au View Reconciliation Action Plan Code of Conduct: View Code of Conduct
