Continuing Care Team

Overview

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

- Part Time (0.6 EFT / 45.6 Hours) to September 2026
- Salary Package: $100,932.00 - $112,091.20 + Superannuation
- RPN3, SW/OT/Psy2
- Located in Narre Warren with travel to the Dandenong site required
- Great Staff Benefits

About us

headspace Early Psychosis, established in 2011, is an accessible youth and family friendly mental health service for young people (12-25) struggling with hearing voices and unusual beliefs. It builds on individual strengths and resilience, uses the wisdom of lived experience and fosters hope, potential and recovery. headspace Early Psychosis operates in five headspace centres across the Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne. Four regional Community Care Teams (CCTs) are based in Bentleigh, Frankston, Dandenong and Narre Warren. The service also includes a Mobile Assessment and Treatment Team (MATT) and a centre-based Recovery Program (RC) to serve the whole of the Southern Metropolitan region.

About the role

The CCT clinicians play an important role in supporting the case management of young people with early psychosis. They work as part of a multidisciplinary team and contribute to the further development of this service. Staff work in close collaboration with the wider Alfred ICYAMHWS and headspace service system to ensure coordinated transitions and integration of services across the system of care. The position requires experience in the diagnosis and provision of assessment and intervention with young people with psychosis and alcohol and other drug issues and their families. The successful applicant will participate in service innovation and development and evaluation activities. This position reports to the team leader and consultant psychiatrist. Staff will be involved in discipline specific and generalist work. Supervision of staff and students, professional development activities and research are required.

About you

- Approved tertiary qualifications and eligibility for membership with relevant registering body (Nursing & Midwifery Board / Occupational Therapy Board / Psychology Board via AHPRA, or eligible with AASW)
- Post graduate qualifications (desired)
- Current Victorian Driver’s License and Working with Children Check
- Australian working rights
- Be willing to undergo a background check
- Current Influenza vaccination

Benefits

- Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
- Flexible Heath Insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
- Access to discounted gym membership for gyms across Melbourne via Fitness Passport
- Opportunity to be involved with the Discovery College
- Close to public transport and cafes

If applicable, specify specific requirements that you require in the cover letter or CV.

Any queries please contact Zachary Cross, Team Leader CCT Dandenong/Narre Warren on Z.Cross at alfred.org.au

Applications close: 11pm AEST, Monday 6th October 2025.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

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