Position Summary

• Working in Australia's largest public health service
• Full-time or Part-time roles available
• Innovative and recovery-based model of mental health care

Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

About the Role:

The Casey Area Mental Health Service is led by an innovative and supportive leadership team that seeks to provide an innovative and recovery-based model of mental health care that will continue to develop with our growing community in the Southeast growth corridor.

Our teams are based in both inpatient and community sites and offer collaborative care to clientswithin our catchment who areexperiencing mental health difficulties.We provide service to the Monash Adult Mental Health Program with comprehensive treatment and support to individuals experiencing complex mental health problems. We strive to deliver high quality recovery-focused client care as a multi-disciplinary team. Our aim is to promote self-efficacy and independence and social inclusion with all the individuals we support.

As our services are continuing to expand, we have two new positions open to an experienced Grade 2 or Grade 3 Occupational Therapist, to join our teams in Cranbourne and Pakenham on afull time basis.Please note this is a discipline specific role within our Cranbourne Community mental health team.

A Day in the Life

As the Occupational Therapist, you will identify, plan and deliver interventions for consumers' needs as identified by the mental health clinician, consumers, carers and service providers and through their specialist occupational therapy assessment. Working within the multidisciplinary team, you will be accountable for the provision of effective Occupational Therapy services to consumers, carers and the community using assessments and individual and group interventions.

If appointed, you will have ample opportunity to draw on your knowledge in mental health legislation and policy, as well as your Mental Health clinical experience and skills. Your contact with clients will be at our current Cranbourne site, as well as in their own accommodation.

To see first-hand what our team of Occupational Therapists think about working at Monash Health, please take a look at the following short video: https://monashhealth.org/careers/allied-health/occupational-therapy/ and please check out our You Tube link below.

What you will bring:

• Excitement to progress your Occupational Therapy career in Mental Health
• Enthusiasm, compassion and a collaborative attitude
• Dedicationto safe best practice and quality care

What you will need:

• Relevant qualifications (aligned to position description)
• Demonstrated experience
• Current AHPRA registration
• Current practicing registration
• Valid Driver’s Licence is a requirement for this role

In joining our team you'll enjoy:

• Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base
• Avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
• Mentorship and career guidance
• Support to attend relevant forums and conferences
• A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

For a confidential discussion and to explore these opportunities further, please call; Kelly Isle, Manager on 0405 494156 or Nita Mahbubani, Acting Manager 0427103416

Monash Health is a great place to work

To learn more about our organisation visit monashhealth.org.

To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos: monashhealth.org/careers.

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit). For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, refer to attached‘Application Guide’located under Position Documents

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.