Intake & Transitions Clinician (Bed Coordinator)

Intake and Transitions Clinician 

• Make an impact on the lives of patients, their families and carers  

• Full time, fixed term opportunity until May 2025 

• Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options available 

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east 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 the Adolescent Inpatient Unit 

The Adolescent Inpatient Unit (AIPU) is a small 11-bed inpatient unit located at the Austin Hospital that works closely with young people and their carers to achieve positive outcomes in all areas of functioning. The unit is part of the broader Infant Child Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS).  

Adolescents who have turned 13 (but are not yet 18 years of age) are admitted for mental health assessment and treatment when their presentation presents high levels of risk, or when a more specialised service is required for assessment and treatment. These young people may be experiencing significant acute and complex emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties and have usually had some outpatient treatment.  

The team is well supported by the Austin School teaching staff who work to keep young people connected to their home schools or help them reconnect to appropriate educational pathways. 

About the role 

As the Intake and Transitions Clinician, you will be someone who is passionate about working with young people and a key member of the AIPU team.  

A regular day will see you: 

• Manage all incoming referrals to the adolescent inpatient unit including recording relevant information and liaising with the inpatient team regarding admissions 

• Working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, external referrers and other health services to ensure timely access to adolescent mental health inpatient beds  

• Actively supporting consumer flow through the inpatient unit. 

• Working collaboratively to support safe and successful discharge for patients back into the community setting.   

• Ensuring relevant information management systems are kept up to date (i.e. REACH) 

• Completing post discharge contacts within the required timeframes.  

About you 

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to bring with you:  

• Relevant professional qualification in a health-related discipline (Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychologist) and current registration with the relevant professional board, Association or College – refer to position description for further details. 

• Demonstrates a flexible, positive and innovative team orientated approach to service delivery and change 

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written, as well as interpersonal and negotiation skills. 

• Demonstrates the ability to enhance multidisciplinary team functioning. 

• Strong organisational and time management skills, with a dynamic and flexible approach to caseload demands. 

• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders 

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, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation  

• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program  

• Onsite childcare at the Austin Hospital site, easy access via public transport and discounted car parking  

• Mentoring and career development opportunities  

Inclusion at Austin Health  

We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.  

Work with us!  

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, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Lisa Hutchings (Nurse Unit Manager, Adolescent Inpatient Unit) lisa.hutchings@austin.org.au  

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Click here to view the position description for further details.  

Application closing date:  27 September 2024.