Social Worker Clinical Lead, Child

Social Worker Clinical Lead, Child & Youth Mental Health Program

Permanent Full Time with Monthly ADO

$118,232.40 - $130,270.40 p.a (paid pro rata) based on experience

Generous Salary Packaging and Employee Benefits

Ability to purchase additional leave

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is a dual winner of the Premier’s Health Service of the year award and one of Melbourne’s largest health services.

Eastern Health provides healthcare services across 2816 square kilometres, the largest geographical areas of any metropolitan health service in Victoria with larger sites in Box Hill, Ringwood, Upper Ferntree Gully, Healesville, Wantirna, Lilydale and Burwood. Eastern Health workforce is made up of approximately 11,000 staff and 600 volunteers with representation from 101 nationalities.

Mental Health Program

Eastern Health’s Mental Health Program is a leader in care delivery, innovation, research and education.

The Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service is comprised of multidisciplinary teams across acute inpatient and community settings. The service provides specialist mental health care and treatment for infants, children and young people, aged 0 to 25 years and their families, with the aim of promoting their social, and psychological development and well-being. Additionally, as the lead provider of infant, child and youth mental health in the region, we support partner agencies and services, through a vibrant Secondary Consultation and Community Education program.

The Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Service works in partnership with consumers (aged 26+), carers, families and other service providers, to provide high quality mental health assessments, clinical case management and therapeutic interventions, within a recovery oriented model of care, alongside the provision of discipline specific clinical work. The model of care includes working in close collaboration with family and carers as well as in the partnership with a range of community services to support the consumer’s recovery journey. The Older Adult speciality stream provides a range of specialist treatments to support people with a complex mixture of psychological, cognitive, functional, behavioural, physical and social problems usually related to ageing.

About the role

The Professional Lead will provide expert professional specific advice, leadership and support. They will be a key innovator and contributor in the areas of clinical governance and safety, quality, and workforce development for the profession and will drive these initiatives within the context of the Child & Youth mental health program strategic plan. Through the established supervision structures, they will ensure professional practice within the program is evidenced based informed and contemporary. Building and maintaining effective relationships and collaborations with the Associate Program Directors, Managers and Team Leaders is pivotal to the success of this role and to ensuring that actions are consistent with the Mental Health Programs strategic plan.

**What we offer**:
**Eastern Health’s Mental Health Program prides itself on**:
Supporting colleagues in clinically complex situations through a strong professional culture, with access to regular professional and clinical supervision as well as extensive opportunities for professional development and training.

Career advancement opportunities

Friendly, supportive workplace with locations across the eastern suburbs of Melbourne

Generous salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing

Access to a range of leave entitlements including study and purchased leave to support you to manage family, study or other commitments

Health and wellbeing incentives including discounted health insurance.

About you

Extensive post-graduate experience working as a Social Worker (minimum 10 years) with demonstrated professional leadership and a recognised professional specialisation

Holds a degree qualification in Social Work that has been approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) for membership as a social worker

A high level of clinical expertise, including in the provision of biopsychosocial assessment, formulation and evidence based therapeutic interventions within public Adult and Older Adult Mental Health services.

Extensive leadership, education and administrative experience within a health setting.

The ability to work effectively as part of a diverse team

An established track record of highly developed interpersonal skills

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.
Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. This offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

Next Steps

**Please note**:
Eastern Health is a child safe organisation, committed to promoting the wellbeing and cultural safety of Ab