Title: Senior Mental Health Clinician - Infant, Child & Youth - Multiple Opportunities
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Senior Mental Health Clinician - Infant, Child & Youth - Multiple Opportunities
- Multiple permanent full time & part time opportunities available | Find a role that suits you!
- Opportunities for Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Clinical Psychologists, or Mental Health Nurses!
- Positions across multiple sites in Eastern Melbourne | Find one close to home!
Eastern Health is one of Victoria's largest public health services. As a values-led, integrated service united by our Healthier Together promise, we deliver high-quality care, support and service to a broad and diverse community across Melbourne’s east and beyond.
Eastern Health’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Program provides tertiary mental health services across the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne within two age-based streams – Infant, Child and Youth & Adult and Older Persons. Fundamental to the Mental Health and Wellbeing Program, are the principles of recovery oriented mental health practice.
About the role
The Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS), part of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Program at Eastern Health, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and community based multidisciplinary teams for infants, children and young people up to the age of 25 years and experiencing significant mental health or emotional, behavioural and/or developmental challenges, and their families.
Opportunities currently available
Intensive Mobile Treatment Team (IMTT)
- Permanent, Full Time with monthly day off
- Open to Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist or Nurse
- Ringwood location
The successful candidate will work with young people, 12 -25 years and their families, presenting with more complex mental health concerns and psychological distress. The team provides comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, formulation, and individualised recovery planning and multi-modal therapeutic interventions within a flexible outreach model. The ability to work collaboratively with other key stakeholder agencies to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care is an essential component of the role.
Enhanced Eating Disorders Team (EEDT)
- Permanent Full Time (with ADO)
- Open to Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist or Nurse
- Open to Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist or Nurse
- Temporary Full time (with ADO) until November 2027
- Open to Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologist or Nurse
The successful candidate will work within this Specialist Eating Disorders Team, located in Ringwood, providing mental health assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions treatments for young people aged 12 to 25 with a diagnosed eating disorder. The team has a strong grounding in family therapy and provides Family Based Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa, CBT-Enhanced and SSCM. The team also provides primary and secondary consultation, education and support to ICYMHS and other services/agencies regarding assessment, treatment and management of eating disorders.
Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team (NAT)
- Fixed Term Part Time - 16 hours per week
- Senior Clinical Psychologist required from 7/1/2027-7/1/2028
- Ringwood East location
The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that provides specialist mental health assessment, discipline specific assessments and consultation to children and young people aged 0-25 years who present with severe mental health concerns, trauma, and/or disabilities, and for whom a neurodevelopmental disorder may also be present. The team works closely with ICYMHS community and specialist teams, as well as other service providers.
What you’ll bring
- All succesful applicants will hold a relevant qualification for thier discipline
- All succesful applicants will have relevant registration with AHPRA or relevant body (i.e. Australian Association of Social Workers for those in Social Work)
- 5 or more years of experience in a relevant mental health setting
What we offer
Being part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts. We offer a range of benefits including:
- Investment in your career through continuous learning, mentoring, professional development, and opportunities to progress into specialist, leadership or advanced practice pathways.
- Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements, study and professional development leave, and leave purchasing options.
- Wellbeing support through fitness programs, confidential employee assistance services for you and your family, and 24/7 access to a range of support resources.
- Financial incentives to help you make the most of your earnings, including salary packaging through Maxxia, novated leasing options, and employee discounts on health insurance, banking and more.
Interested in joining us?
If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we'd encourage you to apply and share what you can bring to the role.
You must be eligible to work in Australia. Applications are reviewed as they are received, so we encourage early applications as the advertisement may close prior to the closing date.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview, and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application. Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, compliance with mandatory vaccination requirements, including annual influenza vaccination, and evidence of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases where required.
Click here to view our Candidate Guide and learn more about our recruitment process.
Our commitments
- 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 across the communities we serve and within our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- We are shaping a culture that delivers exceptional care for our community, and an exceptional experience for all the people who make it possible.
Please Click on the relevant position descriptions below for more information:
Intensive Mobile Treatment Team (IMTT)
Enhanced Eating Disorders Team (EEDT)
Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team (NAT)
Contact Person: Sarah Gardner (EEDT & IMTT) | Felicity Brown (NATT)
Contact Number: 0400898124 | 0402298987
Contact Email: Sarah.Gardner@easternhealth.org.au | Felicity.Brown@easternhealth.org.au
Need help submitting your application?
Contact the person listed in the advertisement above for any queries related to the role or for any adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.
Or contact our Talent Acquisition team for support on (03) 9955 7555 (option 1) or talentacquisition@easternhealth.org.au for any assistance with your application.
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