Mental Health Clinician

**Title**:Mental Health Clinician**:

- Requisition ID: 2978
- Location: Box Hill, VIC, AU, 3128
- Job Posting Date: 4 Mar 2025

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**Mental Health Clinician**
- Permanent Full Time | 5 weeks leave + monthly day off | Perm Part Time considered
- Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Registered Psychiatric Nurse
- Box Hill | Close to public transport and cafes | On and off-street parking available
- Monthly Team building activity | Bi-weekly Team Clinical Supervision.

**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**
Eastern Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing Program has developed a Brief Intervention Team (BIT) which incorporates a suicide prevention stream (Hospital Outreach Post-suicide attempt Engagement - HOPE). BIT sees people who appear to be experiencing mental ill health or psychological distress which may include thoughts of suicide/experienced a suicide attempt; who requires a brief period of assessment, recovery-focused planning, therapy and specialist clinical mental health support. The role requires an experienced and highly skilled mental health professional, ideally with a background working in suicide prevention and related services. The role incorporates provision of Solution Focused Brief Therapy during their recovery journey.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will possess:

- Qualifications and registration, as specified in position description.
- Experience in community mental health practice.
- Have a strong interest in psychotherapeutic work in public mental health.
- Highly developed interpersonal and aspiring to lead
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Training and experience in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, highly desirable.
- 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.

**Please**

Contact Person:Georgia Cripps

Contact Number: 0435350946

Job Posting End Date: 2/4/25

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

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