Title:  Case Manager/Mental Health Clinician

Mental Health Clinician – Case Manager 

• Permanent Part Time | 3 days per week | RPN3, SW2, OT2 or Psychologist 2 

• Box Hill | Koonung Continuing Care Team
• Excellent team engagement | Employee assistance program to promote wellbeing

Eastern Health 

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s most prominent public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs. 

About the role 

Join our high-functioning team, where you will benefit from our collaborative environment where you can make a difference and have a positive community impact. Out teams also pride themselves on creating an environment that will grow and develop each clinician with training and workshops offered as standard incentives to grow and develop. The emotional and psychological rewards of seeing our consumers progress and working with various cases lead to job satisfaction. Our interdisciplinary team, including lived experience and peer specialists, ensures we deliver comprehensive and holistic care where the consumer is always in focus. 

As a mental health clinician, you will partner with consumers, carers, families and other service providers to provide high-quality assessment, intensive case management and discipline-specific mental health assessment, treatment, consultation and community linkage services within a recovery-oriented model of care. 

About you 

To succeed in this role, you will possess qualifications as a Registered Nurse, Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist with appropriate registration and experience as outlined in position description. 

To be successful in this role, you will possess: 

• Relevant registrations for your discipline/Current registration with AHPRA/eligibility for membership of AASW 

• Sound theoretical knowledge of clinical assessment and interventions in mental health. 

• Demonstrated commitment to and ability to practice utilising the recovery approach in mental health treatment and support 

• A solid commitment to high-quality care 

• The ability to work as part of a diverse team 

• Excellent communication and organisational skills 

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Mentor and Shadowing program 
• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites 
• Study and professional development leave 
• Friendly & supportive teams
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
• Fitness Passport for work-life balance 
• Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones 
• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements 
• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme 
• Access to Private Health Insurance offers 
• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training 
• Cafes at all of our Hospitals 

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.