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WA Mental Health

Working in mental health

Orientation package and support networks

Without support, moving to a new city can be difficult. We have developed an orientation package and support networks for overseas and interstate mental health employees when they arrive.

To welcome you and your family, we provide essential background information to help you make a smooth transition to the workplace. There are also resources and guides to help families explore their new surroundings and environment.

If you are appointed to a mental health position in Western Australia, your new health service may be able to meet you at the airport and take you to your pre-arranged temporary accommodation. Your new employer may also assist you in finding accommodation.

Working life – mental health in Western Australia

We are looking throughout Australia and overseas to boost our workforce. This is the perfect opportunity to further your career, while living in one of the most innovative and rewarding states in Australia.

We aim to be a national leader of integrated high quality mental health programs which effectively and efficiently:

  • promote mental health and wellbeing
  • reduce the incidence of mental disorders
  • ensure safe, reliable and timely mental health services
  • enable optimal recovery
  • minimise the impact of disability and disadvantage

Mental health consumers in Western Australia benefit from innovative clinical practices. Increased government funding has resulted in:

  • additional mental health beds for acute and intermediate care
  • an expanded psychiatric emergency service
  • boosted community mental health services with multi-disciplinary teams
  • strategies to ensure workplaces are safe and adequately staffed

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