Specialist Family Violence Advisor in Mental Health

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Generous annual leave entitlements
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• Fantastic opportunity open to Social Work, Psychology, Nursing and Occupational Therapists!

The Position 

Job Reference: 3373

Position Title: Specialist Family Violence Advisor in Mental Health
Classification: YC46 - YC49, YB24 - YB27, PL1 - PL4, NP75 - NP77
Salary per hour (exc. super): $51.42 - $62.71
Hours per fortnight: 48
Employment Status: Fixed Term Part Time (until 27/06/2027)

Closing date: 11/01/2026

The Specialist Family Violence Advisor in Mental Health was developed in response to the Royal Commission into Family Violence. The position is based with the Mental Health Professional Development Unit and liaises closely with the Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence program and sector partners to promote consistency and improve service and system responses to family violence. 

The position provides family violence practice leadership by:

• Supporting capacity building within the Bendigo Health Mental Health & Wellbeing Service (MHWS) with providing family violence expertise and advice in identifying, recognising and responding to family violence in an agreed shared care model
• Promoting service improvement to support identification, assessment and responses into family violence for patients of MHWS
• Strategic activity within and related to MHWS to enhanced quality and consistency of the service response to victim-survivors and people using violence at whichever point they access the health and human services systems
• Promoting integrated pathways that provide an intersectional and collaborative health and human service system response to family violence
• Supporting and strengthening networks and collaborations between services and across relevant sectors and systems
• Responding to the requirements of the Specialist Family Violence Advisor Capacity Building Program in Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drug Services Program Guidelines

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

The Mental Health Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria stretching from Swan Hill in the north of the state to Gisborne in the south. Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion and support of families, carers and children.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Francis McCormick or Christine Cummins on 03 5454 7612 for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Position Description: HERE 

Careers Video Reference: Why work in Mental Health and Wellbeing at Bendigo Health

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