Lived Experience Worker

Mercy Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 24,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Health in Victoria is seeking a consumer peer support worker for the Clare Moore Building, Werribee Mercy Hospital. This permanent role is 0.4 EFT and involves psychosocial support, safety planning, recovery planning, and advocacy within a multidisciplinary team.

You bring lived mental health experience, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently or with colleagues. Completion of Intentional Peer Support Training and current checks are required.

Qualifications

• A lived experience of mental ill-health and treatment within a mental health service.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Training.
• Awareness of, and commitment to, wellbeing and self-care as it relates to the work.
• A current driver's licence.
• National Police Check, Working with Children Check, evidence of right to work in Australia, and COVID-19 vaccination or exemption.

Responsibilities

• Contributes effectively to clinical review processes, team activities and multidisciplinary work.
• Assists consumers to be aware of their rights and responsibilities.
• Contributes to recovery-oriented practice and information resources for consumers and families.
• Assists staff to provide information to consumers receiving service.

Skills

Lived experience in mental health

Well-developed communication

Interpersonal skills

Independent and team worker

Education

Intentional Peer Support Training (completed or in progress)

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent

Hours: 0.4 EFT

Location: Clare Moore Building - Mental Health Inpatient Unit at Werribee Mercy Hospital

Contact:

Fiona Connally - Nurse Unit Manager
Contact No. 87543560 Email: *********@mercy.com.au

Renee Taliana - Nurse Unit Manager
Contact No. 87543560 Email: ********@mercy.com.au

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 at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

The Clare Moore Building (CMB) is a 54 bed adult mental health inpatient unit providing care to consumers aged 18-64 years. The unit comprises one Intensive Care Area (ICA) and three Recovery Care Areas (RCAs).

This specialised role aims to empower consumers to build resilience and take an active role in their personal recovery.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the consumer peer support role may include psychosocial support, safety planning, recovery/wellness planning, individual peer support, and advocacy.

• Contributes effectively to clinical review processes, team activities and effectively works within a multidisciplinary team.
• Assists CMB consumers to be aware of their rights and responsibilities.
• Contributes effectively to the ongoing use of recovery orientated practice.
• Assists relevant staff to provide information to consumers receiving service.
• Be active collaborators in developing, reviewing and providing information resources for consumers and their families and carers.

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.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• A lived experience of mental ill-health and treatment within a mental health service.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Completion of or enrolled to complete Intentional Peer Support Training
• Awareness of, and commitment to, your wellbeing and self-care as it relates to your work
• A current driver's licence.
• National Police Check, Working with Children Check, Evidence of right to work within Australia and evidence of COVID-19 booster vaccination or valid medical exemption.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

Shortlisting and interviews may begin immediately as we receive applications.

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 acknowledgment 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.