Mental Health Clinician

**Title**:Mental Health Clinician - Specialist Child Team**:

- Requisition ID: 2786
- Location: Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
- Job Posting Date: 10 Feb 2025

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**Mental Health Clinician - Outer East Specialist Child Team**
- Permanent Full Time Position (part time considered) | Multiple opportunities available
- Based in Ringwood (close to public transport)
- Opportunities for career development within the Mental Health Program

**Eastern Health**

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is _“Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”_.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

**About the role**

The Outer East Specialist Child Team works to improve the outcomes for infants and children, 0-12 years, and their families, experiencing significant emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties, alongside a range of vulnerabilities, including trauma and family violence. As a Mental Health Clinician, you will manage a designated caseload providing mental health assessment and intervention for infants and children under 12 years of age, and their families.You will be involved in developing and maintain a positive team culture, working collaboratively to deliver high quality clinical care and improved health and wellbeing outcomes for referred children and their families. You will also provide discipline specific assessment and interventions, where required.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will possess:(examples below)
- Current registration OT, Clinical Psychology or Nursing registration with APRHA. Social work eligability for membership with AASW
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- A desire to engage in reflective practise within a team environment
- Excellent organisational skills
- Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the _Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice)_. Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment._

**What we offer**

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals

**Next Steps**

**Good to know**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.

Contact Person: Kunal Adlakha

Contact Number: 0481454793

Job Posting End Date: 10/3/2024

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

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