Clinical Coordinator

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• Permanent – Full-Time  
• Based in Heidelberg
• 1x ADO per month
• Open to Mental Health Professionals with following qualification: Registered Nurse (Div1), Clinical Psychologist, Social Work, Occupational Therapist 
• Member of the North East Area Mental Health Service (NEAMHS) Continuing Care Service (CCS)

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and  research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Mental Health Division 

The Mental Health Division is committed to promoting the highest levels of care for our patients. In realising this goal, the department will lead and excel in research, teaching and the use of person-centred evidence-based practice. The department provides services on all three campuses of Austin Health, from the Emergency Department through to bed-based services and ongoing ambulatory care.

About the role

CCS is a multidisciplinary team of highly passionate, experienced, supportive, collaborative and enthusiastic mental health professionals. We are creating a new Specialist Eating Disorder Service - Adult & Older Adult Mental Health Division. Our values underpin everything we do. You will form solid working-relationships within the pre-existing community teams and foster strong therapeutic relationships with your clients & their families/carers.

You’ll join a friendly and supportive team who genuinely enjoy their work and the contribution they make.

• Provide a specialist lens to our Adult & Older Adults living with complex mental health needs 
• Work within an established community mental health team, to enhance care provision for peoples living with eating disorders
• Help build our Specialist Eating Disorder Service 

A regular day will see you:

• Perform intake functionality for referrals to our Adult Specialist Eating Disorder Service 
• Bring your expert opinion and experiences to our team to help make a difference 
• Assess and treat our clients, liaising as appropriate with family members and caregivers to promote patient care
• Collaborate with multiple teams across the division and wider community
• Support the care and recovery of peoples living with eating disorder diagnoses and presentations
• Advocate for your clients right to access safe and timely care, at the right place at the right time

About you

As the Clinical Coordinator, You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you flexible thinking, creative ideas and a passion for working within a strong multidisciplinary team to make a real impact on clinical outcomes.

You’ll further have:

• Experience and skills in delivering evidenced-based assessment and treatment of eating disorders 
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a relevant mental health setting - including eating disorder inpatient experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of recovery and collaborative clinical practice.
• A working knowledge of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Act (2022), the Carer Recognition Act (2012), and Chief Psychiatrists Guidelines

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Emily McLean, Manager, emily.mclean@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 12 January 2024