Eating Disorder Clinician

1 week ago


Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Status**

Temporary Part Time

**Program**

Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services

**Location**

105 Yarra Street Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

48

**Position Summary**
- Assess & deliver evidence based treatment to children and young people presenting with an eating disorder
- Work with a close-knit and supportive multi-disciplinary team
- Temporary part-time position - 48 hours a fortnight (parental leave relief)

About the service

Barwon MHDAS provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues, and their families.

Our service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are client centred, accessible and family inclusive. We are fortunate to enjoy terrific internal relationships and have developed excellent partnerships with the local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients.

**About the facility**

The Barwon Health Eating Disorder Service is a specialist multidisciplinary team providing assessment and treatment to young people (0-25 years) and their families presenting with an eating disorder, or at risk of an eating disorder. The team is located within the Child and Youth Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol program.

The service is a leader in the delivery of evidence-based treatments for eating disorders and collaborative models of care including Family Based Treatment (FBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Enhanced (CBT-E), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Multi-family Therapy (MFT), Collaborative Care Skills Workshop for carers and Motivational Interviewing. There is a strong focus on secondary consultation to the broader service, public and private sectors.

**About you**
- Experience in a child and adolescent mental health setting
- High level clinical skills related to the assessment and management of children and young people experiencing eating disorders
- Specialist training in assessment and evidence-based treatments for eating disorders
- Sound conceptual knowledge of the principles of service integration and shared care
- Experience working with individuals with eating disorders and their families
- Current Victorian driver’s licence

**About the role**

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will participate in the assessment and delivery of evidence-based treatment to individuals and their families presenting with an eating disorder. Additionally, you will also provide primary and secondary consultation to the broader service in relation to eating disturbance or disorder. Duties of your role include, but are not limited to:

- Undertaking regular mental state examination and risk assessment
- Maintaining effective and timely communication with other health providers involved in the young person’s care
- Documenting and clinically reviewing client care within usual team processes and procedures in the client medical file

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- EBA leave entitlements and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Access to employee wellness program
- Attractive salary packaging benefits Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments AND Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy._

Melbourne, Victoria

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Hollie Laver

**Contact Person Job Title**

Manager

**Contact Number**

(03) 5222 6690

**Alternate Contact Person**

Somer Prowd or Emily Hunt

**Alternate Contact Number**



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