Company description:

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.

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

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

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.

Job description:

We believe that by working together, we can create a more cohesive and integrated mental health care system that provides better outcomes for our consumers, their families and carers, and our wider community, come and join our passion at Northern Mental Health Service today!

About Nothern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About Mental Health Division:

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern. Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

About the Role:

A wonderful opportunity exists for a passionate Senior Psychiatric Nurse to join an inspirational Aboriginal Community Program (Wadamba Wilam) with the team at Northern Health in the Mental Health Division.

In this role you will provide expert psychiatric clinical leadership in relation to the provision of culturally safe services to Aboriginal people and their families.

You will provide evidence based and appropriately cultural mental health assessment, intervention and treatment within Aboriginal communities.

Share your knowledge, provide support and apprenticeship and work collaboratively with Wadamba Wilam team members and partners and assist those with issues surrounding homelessness and commit to working with people who are disadvantaged within the community.

This opportunity is permanent Part Time, working 4 days a week (0.8).

Your new team:

Breaking the Cycle: reducing homelessness initiative (Wadamba Wilam)

• Wadamba Wilam is an established partnership between NEAMI, Uniting Care Re Gen, the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) and the Northern Area Mental Health Service (NAMHS).
• Wadamba Wilam team offer a holistic, social and emotional wellbeing focused, intensive outreach service for Aboriginal people over 16 years of age, in the cities of Darebin and Whittlesea
• The service supports clients with complex needs, including severe mental illness, homelessness, or high risk of homelessness.
• Join us in combating the negative impacts of colonisation and past government policies on the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal Victorians.

To be successful in the position, you will:

• Knowledge and experience of evidence based psychiatric treatment and the broader health and mental health issues impacting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
• Ability to work sensitively and effectively with people who are homeless and in housing crisis.
• Knowledge and commitment to the improvement of Aboriginal people's health and wellbeing, and working within Social, Emotional, Wellbeing Model of health Care (SEWB).
• Ability to develop and implement mental health education and training for key partners.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop effective relationships and communicate effectively with all people.
• Passion, enthusiasm and desire to learn when working alongside Aboriginal people.

If you don't check every single box, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further position information, please refer to the attached Position Description.

Alternatively, please contact:

John Dermanakis (Operations Director)

T: 0450050526.

E: [email protected]

Applications close on Thursday 24 April 2025.

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.