Mental Health/AOD Practice Improvement Lead

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• Permanent full time or part time considered
• Mental Health/AOD Practice Improvement Lead RPN4 or Allied Health Grade 3
• Work across Heidelberg and Kew locations

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Department

The Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service (CLP). This team forms part of the Specialty Services Directorate of the Mental Health Division at Austin Health. CLP is a tri-disciplinary team made up of medical, nursing and psychology staff that provides expert mental health assessment and interventions to general hospital consumers with concurrent mental health conditions. It also provides expert mental health advice, education, and support to general hospital staff in the care of consumers with concurrent mental health conditions and on mental health related topics, projects, policy, guidelines, and service development.

About the role

An exciting opportunity currently exists to join our Consultation Liaison Psychiatry team. You'll join a friendly and supportive team who genuinely enjoy their work and the contribution they make. The role is to provide care to consumers throughout Austin medical and surgical wards on all campuses.

A regular day will see you:

• Manage acute intoxication and withdrawal syndromes.
• Provide substitution therapies including methadone and buprenorphine preparations.
• Liaise with external services including Hamilton Centre and ADAS for advice and support to inpatients, as well as provision of community linkages on discharge, including referrals for detox, rehabilitation, and ongoing community-based care in a clinic setting

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in consumer care. You'll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Professional qualification in a health-related discipline (psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy or speech pathology) with AHPRA registration (where applicable)
• Nurses must have a Post-Graduate Qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent.
• Psychologists must be registered with a specialist endorsement in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology or Forensic Psychology.
• Social Workers: Eligibility for membership with Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Christina Lambros, Manager at

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Wednesday 3 September 2025