Job Description

Employment Type: Permanent, part time

Hours: 0.6EFT 48 hours per FN

Location: Based at Williams landing

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: ACIS Manger Samantha Miles (03) 87543560

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

CATT (Crisis Assessment and treatment team) is a multidisciplinary team that provides short-term, intensive support to individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis—often as an alternative to hospital admission.

Training and career Progression

• Regular training in areas like crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, suicide prevention, and legal frameworks.

• Pathway into leadership, clinical coordination, or specialist mental health roles.

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:

• Minimum of 24 months acute experience working within a senior role.

• Demonstrated competency in mental state & risk assessment and the ability to prioritize workload.

• Previous CATT/EMH employment highly sought after.

• Current registration with APHRA.

• Ability to work as a leading member of the multi-disciplinary team.

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to work autonomously and function optimally within a multi-disciplinary team.

• Clinicians require a strong clinical judgment, adaptability, and resilience.

• Be passionate about early intervention and recovery-oriented care.

• Professionals who value autonomy, teamwork, and real-world impact.

• Clinicians must be comfortable with uncertainty and have the ability around quick decision-making.

• Deliver timely, person-cantered interventions that can prevent hospitalization.

• Help stabilize individuals and connect them with ongoing supports.

• Ability to document and search appropriate data bases.

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.

• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

• A current unrestricted Victorian Driver’s License and ability to drive a work vehicle

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.

• 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.

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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.

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.