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Mental Health Community Clinician

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Melton, Australia Western Health Full time

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Program: Mental Health Services

Department: Community Team Outer - MWAMHS

Enterprise Agreement: Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise

Job Function: Mental Health

Project:

Mental Health Clinician – Case Management (Key Clinician)
Location: Melton - Outer Community Team, Western Health Mental Health & Wellbeing Service
Classification: RPN3 / OT2 / SW2
Employment Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (40 hours per week) with an Accrued Day Off (ADO)

We are seeking a dedicated Mental Health Clinician to join our Outer Community Team at Western Health. This is a key clinician role, responsible for the coordination and delivery of high-quality, recovery-oriented mental health care to a group of allocated consumers living in the community.

You'll be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to providing evidence-based, person-centred care to consumers with complex mental health needs. Our service operates across the growing communities of Melton and parts of Brimbank, offering both challenge and opportunity.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Act as the key clinician for a caseload of consumers with serious mental illness
  • Provide holistic, recovery-focused assessment, planning, intervention, and review
  • Engage with families, carers, and community supports to enhance continuity of care
  • Support consumers through periods of crisis, transition, and stabilisation
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external agencies to advocate for consumer needs
  • Maintain high-quality clinical documentation using electronic systems
  • Contribute to team portfolios, service development, and quality improvement

What You'll Bring

  • Minimum 2 years' experience in a mental health clinical setting, ideally within a community-based service
  • Qualifications and current registration as one of the following:
    - Registered Psychiatric Nurse (Division 1)
    - Occupational Therapist
    - Social Worker
  • Knowledge of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act (2022) and recovery-oriented practice
  • Excellent interpersonal, clinical, and documentation skills
  • Victorian Driver's Licence

What We Offer

  • Supportive, multidisciplinary team culture
  • Regular supervision and professional development opportunities
  • Scope to take on portfolio roles and contribute to service improvement
  • Strong focus on work-life balance and staff wellbeing

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne's western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach servicesto aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties includeoncology, renal, mental health, women's health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia's most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals:Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's),Footscray Hospital,Williamstown Hospitaland Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women's prison located in Ravenhall.

Compensation and benefits

  • Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
  • Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
  • Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

Learning and development opportunities

  • Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
  • Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
  • Mentorship and career support.

Community impact and inclusion

  • Make a meaningful difference in patients' lives through compassionate care.
  • Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
  • Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.

Organisational culture and environment

  • Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
  • Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.

Ready to make an impact?

If you're a passionate clinician looking to make a meaningful impact in community mental health, we'd love to hear from you

Apply now to be part of a dedicated team focused on providing compassionate, high-quality mental health care in the community.

Simply click on the "apply" button and follow the prompts.

If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.

Closing date: 11:59pm on 11 June 2025

Enquiries: For further information about this role, please contact:

Contact Person: Ankush Sahni
Title: Program Manager
Phone: 0482 114 150

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).

Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.

Western Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.

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