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About the role
Provide lived-experience based support as an Advanced Peer Worker within the Mental Health Short Stay Unit at Caboolture Hospital. This role focuses on supporting people experiencing mental health crisis, alongside their families, carers, and kin, by drawing on personal lived experience of mental illness and recovery to promote hope, engagement, and recovery-oriented care.
You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to assist in assessment, care planning, and delivery of recovery-focused support. The role involves modelling recovery strategies, advocating for consumers, and facilitating goal setting and wellbeing planning, while contributing to a safe, person-centred, and trauma-informed care environment.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:
Use lived experience to support individuals in mental health crisis and promote recovery-oriented care
Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support assessment and care planning
Advocate for consumers, families, and carers in clinical and recovery processes
Deliver education, mentoring, and support relating to lived experience and recovery principles
Contribute to quality improvement, safety initiatives, and service development
Benefits when working for us
Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
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