Mental Health Clinician

**Reference Number**:2186

**Category**:Allied Health

**Department**:Child & Youth MHS
- **Join our team making an impact as a Mental Health Clinician**:

- **Permanent, full-time opportunity available**:

- **Heidelberg location and off site, with multiple public transport options available to Austin Hospital**
- Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North-East of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Mental Health Division**
The Mental Health Division is committed to promoting the highest levels of mental health care for our patients. In realising this goal, the division will lead and excel in research, teaching and the use of person-centred evidence-based practice. The mental health division provides services on all three campuses of Austin Health, from the Emergency Department through to bed-based services and ongoing ambulatory care.

**About the role**
As a Mental Health Clinician you will work collaboratively with a supportive team of professionals, who are passionate about providing best practice care for infants, children and families who are experiencing mental health difficulties. You will have access to specialist clinicians across ICYMHS which includes an Infant and child specialist, a Family Violence specialist and an AOD practice lead amongst others.
- You’ll enjoy our continuing education and quality improvement strategy, which is developed through leadership forums and committees. You’ll join a friendly enthusiastic and supportive team who genuinely enjoy their work and the contribution they make. If you are passionate and have some experience in the child and youth mental health sector or related fields enjoy shaping and managing services for children, young people and their families we are keen for you to join us

A regular day will see you:

- Provide case management to infants and children referred to the service.
- Undertake assessment and treatment (which can include family, individual, parent therapy and groupwork)
- Facilitate and plan groups for children and/or their parents
- Liaise and network with the service system.

**About you**
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to you work, will have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

You’ll further have:

- A relevant qualification and current AHPRA registration
- The ability to provide treatment to address a wide variety of mental health presentations in infants and children
- The desire to work collaboratively and systemically as part of a multidisciplinary team

**Our benefits**
- Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

**Work with us**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the**position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: 4 January 2025