Senior Clinician, Mental Health

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour's drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne's North is fast

NAMHS PARC Senior Clinician

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced RPN Grade 4, Psychologist Grade 3, Social Worker Grade 3 Occupational Therapist Grade 3.

About Northern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital.

In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About Mental Health Division:

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern.

Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.

We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

The Role:

NAMHS Adult Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) services in partnership with Wellways is a short-term, residential treatment services with a recovery focus located in Preston.

PARC provides early intervention for people who are becoming unwell or in the early stages of recovery from an acute psychiatric episode, to strengthen and consolidate gains from the inpatient setting.

PARC offers a unique setting for people to start their recovery journey and resume their role in the community by providing coordinated, recovery-oriented treatment and support.

The PARC Senior Clinician provides expert clinical knowledge, leadership and advanced organisation skills to ensure the delivery of an integrated mental health service to the consumers utilising this service.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience and sound working knowledge of mental health.
• Ability to conduct assessments, formulate comprehensive treatment strategies, maintain comprehensive and accurate documentation, identify and liaise with other key agencies/carers/family involved in the treatment of the client.
• Work collaboratively with our partnership agency and client to develop and implement individual care plans for PARC consumers.
• A knowledge and ability to facilitate consumer and family/carer participation at all levels within the service.
• Be responsible, with other senior staff, for the day to day operational and clinical functions of the program.

If you don't check every single box, we still want to hear from you We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you.

For further details, please contact: Fiona Jeal PARC Program Manager on or refer to Position Description for more details about the role.

Applications close Thursday 4 September 2025.

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new 'Thrive' program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging, EAP, our online library and onsite car parking

Work with us Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.