Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

**Join The Gut Centre team..**

We are currently seeking a Mental Health Social Worker for our Melbourne clinic in beautiful leafy Kew East, to join our amazing team. Early career, established and new graduate social workers are welcome, with a requirement to provide services under the Mental Health Care Plan. The role is for between 22.5-37.5 hrs p/week (3-5 days), part-time or full-time.

If you are looking for a rewarding, interesting and flexible role, this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for. Develop specialist skills, working with clients presenting with a range of health and gut-related conditions. Full training is provided in this role.

**About the role**:
You will be practicing evidence-based, gut-directed psychotherapies to manage gastrointestinal disorders, including gut-directed hypnotherapy. We have a strong referral base from leading doctors. The successful applicant will also be provided with individual supervision and training with leading expert in the filed and clinical psychologist/hypnotherapist, Founder and Director, Dr Jim Kantidakis. Group supervision and the opportunity to work and collaborate with positive and like-minded professionals and become part of an awesome team.

This is an ideal opportunity to develop expertise in this emerging field of brain-gut therapy, with an immediate and growing case load provided. Consulting with adults and offering the option to consult with children and adolescents, providing both in-person and online appointments to clients.
- Flexible start date and hours
- 3 -5 days (with 1 day work from home option)
- Practicing evidence-based psychotherapies, including CBT
- Working with diverse clinical presentations including co-morbid anxiety, depression, disordered eating, trauma, and a range of gut disorders
- Gain certification in gut-directed hypnotherapy

**Who we are**:
The Gut Centre is Australia’s first and leading clinic of its kind, established for 12+ years, we are passionate and excited by the growing field of psychgastroenterology.

The Gut Centre provides evidence-based interventions for clients experiencing a range of health related conditions with a focus on treating disorders of gut-brain interaction. This is the bidirectional communication between the central and the enteric nervous system, linking emotional and cognitive centres of the brain with gastrointestinal / digestive functions. Gut disorders may range from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) to counselling for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, as well as diverse clinical presentations including co-morbid anxiety, depression, disordered eating and trauma.

**Join our mission**:
Our mission is to help our clients improve their psychological well-being and health. Our vision is to continue to build a team of motivated clinicians who are committed to providing the best possible care and who are always striving to better the lives of their patients.

**Our culture**:
We pride ourselves on the positive and connected team that makes The Gut Centre what it is; a focus on respect and support of one another, developing and sustaining our own health and wellbeing, giving and receiving considerate feedback, a commitment to growth and learning, and a dedication to professionalism. Every day, not only do we commit to helping our patients, but we also commit to encouraging and supporting each other in meaningful ways.

**How we maintain a connected team**:

- Professional development nights get the team involved in discussions, sharing interests and exchanging ideas
- Monthly ‘challenges’ that are health-focused, promoting the well-being of our staff for the betterment of the team
- Daily huddles - short and sharp daily meetings with the team to share good news stories, stuck points, and our main priorities for the day

**Mentoring and training program for new graduates**:
Our new employee mentoring and training program is specifically designed to help nurture new graduates with immediate training, regular sit-ins to observe with our team, weekly 1-1 supervision meetings and regular professional development. We offer a supportive and inclusive team culture and a full-time and incredible reception team to support.

**Other reasons to choose us to be a part of your career**:

- Ongoing training and supervision with Dr Jim Kantidakis, one of Australia's most experienced clinical psychologists in the field
- Receive support at daily meetings - our friendly team will help you thrive
- Receive immediate training in mind-body and gut-specific psychotherapies
- As a multidisciplinary clinic, our team work closely with dietetics and pelvic-floor physiotherapy, and other medical professionals, including Gastroenterologists, GPs and other specialists to optimise patient outcomes and quality of life
- We are genuinely motivated to encourage your individual growth and greatly value each and every member of our team
- Professional development and continued education with regular guest speakers inc