Title: Senior Mental Health Clinician Maroondah Mobile Support Team
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Senior Mental Health Clinician
· Maroondah Mobile Support and Treatment Service | Permanent Full Time
· Ringwood East currently | Moving to a purpose-built site in Ringwood soon!
· Join a friendly, wellbeing focused team who support our consumers and each other.
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.
About the role
Maroondah Mobile Support Team (MMST) is a well-established multidisciplinary team who provide intensive and assertive case management for adults with a lived experience of mental illness and their families and carers. MMST provide outreach and clinic-based support to the consumers and families we work with.
We are seeking a Senior Allied Health Clinician (Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) who would like to join our team in providing a highly responsive and flexible service to our consumers.
The Senior Clinician role within MMST is a valued position that works in partnership with people with a lived experience of mental illness and their families and carers to provide high quality assessment, intensive case management services and assertive outreach support using the Collaborative Recovery Model aiming to promote and facilitate recovery.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
Relevant registrations for your discipline/Current registration with AHPRA or eligible for membership of AASW.
A minimum of 5 years clinical mental health experience an Occupational Therapist or Social Worker in a range of settings.
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 strong commitment to high quality care
The ability to work as part of a diverse team
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.
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!
• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching 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 (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.
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
Please note that this job advertisement may close before the designated closure date if the position is filled earlier.
Our Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day
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.
Please click here for the Position Description
Contact Person: Rebecca Giles
Contact Number: 03 9871 3953
Contact Email: rebecca.giles@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 22/06/2025
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
Our Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day