- Providing timely and effective post-discharge support for individuals who present to Sunshine Hospital emergency services with AOD care concerns (up to 28 days)
- Linking consumers into appropriate community health and welfare services, including addiction treatment services
- Reducing the likelihood of representations to ED and admissions to inpatient services
- Improving collaboration across the medical, allied health, mental health and AOD streams for emergency services consumers.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant profession
- A passion for providing safe and modern care to drug and alcohol clients
- Previous acute experience working with complex AOD, medical and mental health presentations
- Sound knowledge and understanding of screening, assessment and community-based treatment options for patients presenting with AOD, mental health and medical complexity.
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
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AOD Outreach Clinician - Melbourne, United States - Western Health
Description
Western Health is one of the fastest growing health services in Australia. It services the rapidly expanding and incredibly diverse inner and outer Western suburbs of Melbourne. The newly completed Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs (MHAOD) Hub at Sunshine Hospital Emergency Department has resulted in new opportunities for skilled individuals to join our service and drive the delivery of superior clinical care to these populations.
About The Position
As the AOD Outreach Clinician your responsibilities will include:
About You
As an experienced clinician in this role, you will have:
About Us
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children's Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies .
