Employment Details

Employment Type: Fixed contact to cover maternity leave | End date 03/10/2027 | Hours: Part-time | EFT 0.8. 64 HRS per fortnight | Rostered Shift work hours covering AM and PM HRS (will also cover weekends) | Classification: Div1 Gr3 | Location: Based at Williams Landing but the position is a community role within the Western Suburbs Upload

About Mercy Health

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy. Where there’s care, there’s You. Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we’re there. Where will you be? For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere. As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere. At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better. To do that, we need you. Join us as at Mercy Health and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the Opportunity

Training and career Progression

Regular training in areas like crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, suicide prevention, and legal frameworks. Pathway into leadership, clinical coordination, or specialist mental health roles.

What You’ll Bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

Requirements

- Minimum of 24 months acute experience in Mental health




- Demonstrated competency in mental state & risk assessment and the ability to prioritise workload
- Previous CATT/EMH employment highly sought after
- Current registration with APHRA
- Ability to work as a leading member of the multi-disciplinary team
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and function optimally within a multi-disciplinary team
- Clinicians require a strong clinical judgment, adaptability, and resilience
- Be passionate about early intervention and recovery-oriented care
- Professionals who value autonomy, teamwork, and real-world impact
- Clinicians must be comfortable with uncertainty and have the ability around quick decision-making
- Deliver timely, person-centred interventions that can prevent hospitalisation
- Help stabilise individuals and connect them with ongoing supports
- Ability to document and search appropriate data bases
- Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem-solve
- A compassionate, adaptable and positive approach to effective patient care and management
- The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment

Evidence Required

- A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check
- Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders




- A current unrestricted Victorian Driver’s Licence and ability to drive a work vehicle

Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgement to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds. Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient-centred health services and aged care services.

If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us! Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programmes, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development. Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need. We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.

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