Mental Health Clinician Grade Two

Requisition ID: 4576

Location:
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135 Box Hill, VIC, AU, 3128

Job Posting Date: 6 Oct 2025

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Mental Health Clinician - Grade Two

• Based in Box Hill | Community Team, Infant, Child, & Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS)
• Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologist, or Mental Health Nurse
• Permanent Full-Time | 40 hours a week | 1.0 EFT | 5 weeks annual leave

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

ICYMHS Community Teams are multi-disciplinary teams providing specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with young people aged 0 to 25, presenting with a range of mental health concerns, high levels of distress, and other psycho-social difficulties. The Box Hill Community Team works closely with young people, their families, and care systems to provide systemic, relational, and recovery based mental health care.

This is an opportunity for a Grade Two Clinician to join a supportive and skilled team. The team has structures to support clinician growth and development, such as, professional, clinical, and discipline specific supervision and support for professional development.

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Current professional registration with AHPRA or membership/eligibility for membership of AASW.
• Ability to engage with, complete mental health assessments for, and deliver therapeutic interventions to with children and young people, within the context of their families, who are experiencing significant mental health difficulties.
• Highly developed skills in interpersonal communication and multi-disciplinary teamwork.
• A strong commitment to high quality, evidenced based mental health care for infants, children, young people, and their families.
• Some experience in the mental health sector.
• A desire to be innovative and creative in how clinical work is delivered,
• A strong commitment to high quality care.
• The ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to participate in regular clinical and professional supervision.
• Excellent communication, organisational skills, and enjoyment of continuous learning.

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

• Mentor and Shadowing program
• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites
• Study and professional development leave
• Friendly & supportive teams
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Fitness Passport for work-life balance
• Employee Assistance program accessible to you and your loved ones
• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements
• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme
• Access to Private Health Insurance offers
• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training
• Cafes at all of our hospitals

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

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.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

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Contact Person: Lia Hunter

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Job Posting End Date: 24/10/2025

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