Progress your Career at AWH!
Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) is an Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, providing mental health treatment, care and support, including Drug and Alcohol support. We deliver 10 specialised community-based programs, along with three acute care services and three facilities dedicated to recovery and rehabilitation. We also provide services supporting families coping with parental mental illness and facilitating connections to carer consultants.
We welcome a variety of health disciplines
Our multidisciplinary teams of Mental Health clinicians take a holistic approach, which is guided by evidence and contemporary practice. Our teams work in collaboration with people who have mental health issues, their families and community with the aim to meet the individual’s recovery goals.
Wherever you are in your career we have opportunities for you, including:
- If you are a current mental health and wellbeing practitioner looking for your next challenge
- If you are an experienced health professional, looking to transition your career into mental health and wellbeing
- If you are a lived and living experience worker, looking to enhance our service
- If you are a graduate thinking of joining our graduate program
- If you are a student looking at a placement or a prequalification position
Our graduate and transition program is designed to expose you to the various different programs we deliver, and approaches we use, as we provide mental health and wellbeing treatment, care and support to our community. Rotations can include Continuing Care Teams, Acute community intervention Service, Prevention and Recovery Centre, Child and Youth Mental Health, Psychosocial Recovery Unit, and Inpatient units. For more information Mental Health Graduate Program visit AWH Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program.
Joining AWH will provide you with a rich learning experience delivered through a broad and diverse service offering.
Why join the Mental Health and Wellbeing workforce?
A career in mental health and wellbeing allows choice and flexibility throughout your working life. It provides challenge and an opportunity to work in many different streams and organisations, as diverse and varied as your interests, including:
- Public and Private Health Care Organisations
- Child and adolescent, adult, and older persons mental health services
- Acute, community, rehabilitation and long-term care focused settings
- Local, State and Commonwealth Government roles
- Forensics, Addictions and Specialist Services
- Mental Health based research opportunities
- Recognition through formal credentialing as a Mental Health Nurse and ability to work in primary services such as GP clinics
Working with AWH will provide you with an opportunity to embed your skills, practices and experience and build a strong foundation for your long-term career within the mental health and wellbeing sector.