Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Clinician, Community Health

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Greater Dandenong Community Health Service - Springvale
Part Time Ongoing

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Clinician – Forensic Mental Health – Community Health

0.6 EFT Permanent Part -Time

•  Are you passionate about delivering culturally responsive Forensic care to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals?
• Are you interested in part time work?
• Are you passionate about supporting self- determination mental health and physical, cultural and spiritual health?

Working at Monash Health:

Join our caring team and become an essential team member who supports and advocates for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

About Monash Health Community & Allied Health

Monash Health Community and Allied Health share the vision of One Team; Making a Difference Together.  This vision is underpinned by the following principles:

• We provide quality care focused on the person in the context of their life;
• We are interdisciplinary and innovative with a can-do attitude;
• We view change and challenge as great opportunities.

Monash Health Community and Allied Health provide an integrated and interdisciplinary service providing the highest quality patient centred care across the continuum. This service is underpinned by a robust governance structure and contemporary service improvement methodologies. We are a recognised leader in health delivery. Monash Health Community and Allied Health is driven by its model of care and works to ensure that its structure does not hinder a true and committed person centred approach.

Monash Health Community is committed to providing a culturally safe and inclusive work environment that respects and values the contribution of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. 

Monash Health Community has an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Plan in place which sets out meaningful initiatives and actions across our organisation in order to continue to work towards Closing the Gap.
Youth and Family Program

The Youth and Family Program, is comprised of numerous disciplines that focus on the assessment and delivery of youth and family focused care. The team is committed to working with vulnerable and margianlised young people and adults by providing high quality, multidisciplinary programs which embrace client centered practice and evidence based services.

The Forensic Mental Health in Community Health (FMHICH) Program will be required to provide an efficient, high quality and comprehensive service to Adults 18 and up on Corrections orders residing in the City Of Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia areas. The FMHICH Program, is a comprehensive mental health and broader health evidence-informed service.

The aim of the FMHICH Program is to "to assist eligible individuals to access the mental health care they need and enable them to satisfy the requirement of their Mental Health and Treatment Rehabilitation (MHTR) condition while reducing their recidivism risk.”

It is intended that the Program will assist with providing timely and appropriate assessment and treatment to those who require it, and potentially reduce risk to the community.

A little bit about the role:

• In this role you will provide direct client care and secondary consultation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants on a Correction Order. 
• You will work closely with the Forensic Mental Health staff, agencies, community and other Government Departments to improve the functioning of our services for example, developing new strategies and systems to improve operation.
• You will be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, accepted by the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Community and have demonstrated capability and experience in providing cultural liaison, advice and support to staff to better provide appropriate health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
• You will have a tertiary or similar qualification in Aboriginal Health or a health profession with equivalent workplace experience and or working towards accreditation.

It is very important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to be part of the frontline workforce at Monash Health in order to drive improvements in cultural awareness, cultural practice and to influence positive policy change for better outcomes our community.

All appointments to the Monash Health are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

This an Aboriginal Designated Position, classified under "special measures" of section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply. 

Enquiries: Sara Edwards
Ph: 0410349362
Applications Close: 27/07/2018

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