Job Description:

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Pro-active & supportive leadership
• Permanent, part time, 24 hours per week

About the Role

You will work across St Vincent’s Footbridge Community Care Unit, providing a high standard of care, working within the Strengths model of recovery orientated practice. You will work closely as part of the multidisciplinary team, to achieve a positive outcome for all residents and their families.

• Provide direct clinical services that meet the needs and preferences of our consumers, their families and carers
• Perform case management duties to a small case load of consumers and other duties as required
• Participate in community development activities of the service
• Work a rotating roster including night duty 

Classifications for this position will range from NP22 - NP70 ($76,263 - $96,808 per annum pro rata)

Your Contribution

• Diploma or Degree (minimum) in nursing which meets the registration requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Current Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) registration. 
• A current Victorian driver’s license. 
• Evidence of knowledge, skill and professional development in the area of adult mental health recovery orientated practice. 
• Post qualification experience within Mental Health Services.
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Free on site car parking
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About Footbridge CCU

Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), through a multidisciplinary team approach, provides ongoing specialist treatment and support to meet the identified needs of residents who suffer with a serious mental illness, and significant levels of psycho-social complexities in the City of Yarra and Boroondara.

Footbridge CCU is a 20 bed service which operates under a framework for recovery orientated practice, utilizing the strengths model. It is a 24 hour residential mental health service.

We support individuals with their recovery and rehab needs, help to maximize support services such as NDIS packages, and support complex discharge planning for consumers.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.  Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The adult mental health service components are: Primary Intervention and Care, the Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), the North Fitzroy Prevention and Recovery Care service (PARC), the 44 bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent’s Hospital site, and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS). Community mental health services comprise the Triage and Crisis assessment and Treatment (CAT) service, Extended Triage and MH-HARP, Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment (MST) and Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) services. A Consultation & Liaison Service is provided to the health service. NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Service, the Body Image and Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Service (BETRS) and NEVIL Training Cluster are regional services. Statewide services are the Victorian Dual Disability Service, the Victorian Transcultural Mental Health and Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit. The Acute Inpatient Service includes 5 beds designated as the Koori State-wide Inpatient Service and linked to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service.

All St Vincent’s Mental Health clinical staff are expected to be familiar with, and practice in a manner consistent with the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce.

Footbridge CCU is a 20 bed community residential service for consumers with a mental illness and complex psycho-social issues. The service consists of a mixture of single units and shared units. We operate on the principles of recovery orientated practice, utilising the strengths model.

There are two streams provided by Footbridge CCU, the Recovery Review Program (RRP) and the Intensive Recovery Review Program (IRP). The RRP is a 6 week comprehensive multi-discplinary assessment, out of which recommendations are made about the most suitable care and support options. Where a stay at Footbridge is recommended, the consumer is invited into the IRP.

The IRP is an intensive program focussing on the individual’s recovery goals, discharge planning and future supports required. This is done through case management, utilising the skills of allied health and nursing staff.

Under the guidance of the ANUMs/NUM at Footbridge CCU you will undertake RRP assessments, ensuring that best practice standards are met and maintained. You will also require to undertake case management and associate case management of consumers.

Multi-disciplinanry liaison and working with families and carers is a key component of the role, as well as inter-agency liaison.

• Provide clinical services to consumers and carers including the provision of high quality mental health assessments, case management and clinical interventions.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement activities within the service.
• Maintenance of all documentation in line with SVMH policies.
• Attend and contribute to all clinical and non-clinical meetings at Footbridge CCU.
• Undertake consumer assessments under the RRP.
• Hold a designated port folio, with support.
• Administer prescribed medications.

• Demonstrated ability and knowledge of a recovery oriented, community based psychosocial approach promoting social connectedness and inclusion.
• Well-developed ability to develop care plans that are creative and flexible, place the consumer as the expert and leader of their care, and which draw in services from across a range of sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with, and work collaboratively with people with severe mental illness and complex psychosocial needs.
• High level communication skills, written and verbal.
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrated planning and organisation skills and an ability to work independently
• Diploma or Degree (minimum) in nursing which meets the registration requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA)
• Current Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) registration.

ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION, LICENSE OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• A current Victorian driver’s licence.

• Clinical assessment and care planning skills.
• Experience in the provision of assessment, discipline specific intervention and case management services to consumers with a serious mental illness and complex needs and their carers within a recovery framework.
• Demonstrated ability in working as part of the multi-disciplinary clinical team in promoting a standard of excellence in clinical practice.  This includes contributing to team clinical processes such as Clinical Review and communicating effectively with other disciplines.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
• Commitment to working collaboratively and effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team with multiple key stakeholders both internal and external of the St Vincent’s Health organization (including consumers, carers, family members and community agencies).
• Demonstrated ability to working collaboratively with consumers and carers to promote self determination and enable progress towards reaching personal goals.
•  Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including problem solving ability and conflict resolution skills, as well as sound oral and writing skills.

Closing Date:

10 August 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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