Mental Health Clinician

• Craigieburn location | Onsite parking
• Part-time available (FTE negotiable) | Contract until June 2026
• Access to NFP salary packaging | Join a dynamic, youth-centred environment.

About Orygen
Orygen is Australia's Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About The Job
The Mental Health Clinician is part of our multidisciplinary approach to mental health care for young people. The incumbent is responsible for providing mental health intervention to young people aged 12-25 accessing headspace for support through our Targeted Psychological Support (TPS) service stream.

Reporting To The Clinical Services Manager You Will

• Provide clinical psychological assessments and tailored interventions for young people, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic and coordinated care for each young person referred to headspace.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, providing clear and effective feedback to referrers, young people, and their families.
• Participate in regular clinical case review meetings and team meetings to support youth and family/carer participation in the service.
• Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of electronic medical records, completing all necessary documentation and reporting requirements, meeting HAPI service reporting standards.

Skills and experience
The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Approved tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (such as psychology, social work, occupational therapy)

• For psychologists, must have full general registration with AHPRA.

• Social workers must hold or be eligible for AASW Mental health accreditation.

• Occupational Therapists must be registered with AHPRA, have Better Access endorsement or 2 years minimum experience in mental health to provide psychological services in the TPS stream.

• Demonstrated competence in delivering mental health care to young people, including mental health and risk assessments, crisis intervention, safety planning, and evidence-based individual and group interventions for mental health and substance use concerns.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear feedback to young people, families, and external professionals.
• Strong understanding of common mental health and substance use issues in young people, alongside evidence-based treatment options such as CBT.

Benefits

• $80,779 - $100,065 pro rata, commensurate with skills and experience + 12% super + access to $15,900 NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
• Engage in innovative projects alongside passionate professionals across various disciplines.
• Orygen offers confidential counselling and support services to all staff, including new employees, to help manage work-life balance and personal challenges.
• Benefit from a location that is easily accessible by public transport and offers amenities that support a healthy work-life balance.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.

How to apply
Before applying at Orygen, it's important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

If you're ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.

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This is a part-time (FTE negotiable), contract until June 2026.
Applications will close on 6th November (2pm), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Before applying at Orygen, it's important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.