Senior Clinician NDIS Lead

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• Permanent, part-time position working 28 hours per week
• Social Worker/Occupational Therapist - Senior Clinician (Grade 3)
• Specialist Dual Disability (Mental Health/Intellectual Disability) Bed Based Community Unit
• Located at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital

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 Transition Support Unit 

The Transition Support Unit is a state-wide service that provides rehabilitation and recovery focussed support to people experiencing mental illness and intellectual disability, in a medium/long term residential care setting.

About the role 

The Allied Health NDIS Senior Clinician will contribute discipline specific knowledge and skill to the multidisciplinary team in providing recovery focused care to consumers. The role involves provision of assessment and clinical interventions, active liaison with community service providers and care coordination to support consumer engagement with community and discharge planning.   

About you 

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

• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated clinical experience in relation to assessment, care planning and provision of clinical interventions (specific to discipline – OT or Social Work)
• Knowledge and experience in consumer centred care; supported decision making; and the recovery model
• A keen interest in working in a specialist dual disability service

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: Nigel Mitton, Nurse Unit Manager at

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

Application closing date: Sunday 19 October 2025