Senior Family Clinician

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

About the job

The Senior Family Clinician – Family Assertive Support Team (FAST) is a specialist leadership role responsible for implementing, delivering and overseeing the FAST Track Clinic at headspace Melton. The Senior Family Clinician will provide clinical leadership, operational oversight, and supervision to a multidisciplinary team, including a Family Peer Work Adviser and a Youth Peer Worker.

Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager you will:

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentoring to staff and students, supporting complex case management and fostering a collaborative, multidisciplinary team approach.
• Lead the development and implementation of the FAST clinic model, ensuring family engagement, timely access to care, and delivery of high-quality, family-focused interventions.
• Deliver assertive, youth and family-friendly services, including assessments, brief interventions, outreach, and care coordination, aligned with headspace's Family Inclusive Practice (FIP) model.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with young people, families, and key stakeholders, promoting family-inclusive practice and effective integration with local health and welfare services.
• Ensure quality service delivery through accurate documentation, evaluation, and continuous improvement activities, while engaging in supervision and professional development.

Our headspace sites operate after 5pm multiple times a week, availability to work across rotating shifts required.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Approved tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing) and full registration with AHPRA or AASW (or eligibility for).
• Established expertise in youth mental health, family support, AOD, or community health services, with strong skills in family-inclusive interventions.
• Clinical experience in assessment, care planning, crisis intervention, brief treatment, and working collaboratively with families/carers.
• Proven ability to provide clinical supervision and support to staff, students, and lived experience workers within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in contributing to service delivery, innovation, and continuous improvement, with sound knowledge of evidence-based practice.
• Strong understanding of the issues impacting young people and families, relevant legislation and policy, and a commitment to ethical and professional practice.

Benefits

• $102,515-$124,796 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 12% superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card & personal use car.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.
• Be part of a team that values collaboration and innovative thinking, driving impactful results.
• Benefit from a location that is easily accessible by public transport and offers amenities that support a healthy work-life balance.
• Engage in innovative projects alongside passionate professionals across various disciplines.

How to apply

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 (0.6 FTE) contract until December 17, 2027.

Applications will close on 10th September (11am), 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.