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 hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

About Northern Health
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 a place to be!

The Role: NAMHS Senior Clinician Prevention and Recovery Centre (PARC)

Multidisciplinary role open to Registered Psychiatric Nurses Grade 4, Psychologist Grade 3, Social Worker Grade 3 Occupational Therapist Grade 3.

Northern Area Mental Health Service Adult Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) services in partnership with Wellways is a short-term, 10 bed residential treatment service with a recovery focus located in Preston. PARC provides early intervention/ step up for people who are becoming unwell or in the early stages/step down of recovery from an acute psychiatric episode. A stay at PARC offers a unique setting for consumers to strengthen their recovery journey and resume their role in the community by providing coordinated, recovery-oriented treatment and support.

The PARC Senior Clinician provides expert clinical knowledge, assessment skills, leadership and advanced organisation skills to ensure the delivery of an integrated mental health service to the consumers utilising this service.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• You will have Experience and sound working knowledge of mental health and services.
• You will have ability to conduct assessments, formulate comprehensive treatment strategies, maintain comprehensive and accurate documentation, identify and liaise with other key agencies/carers/family involved in the treatment of the client.
• You will have the ability to work collaboratively with our Wellways partners in the development and implementation of individual care plans for PARC consumers.
• You will be committed to facilitate consumer and family/carer participation at all levels within the service
• Be responsible, with other senior staff, for the day to day operational and clinical functions of the program inclusive of planning to optimise occupancy of PARC beds.

Next Steps . . .
If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Fiona Jeal PARC Program Manager on 7025 0800

Applications close 8 November 2024

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 ‘Thrive’ 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 ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

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 service’s 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.