Senior Clinician

3 days ago


Box Hill VIC, Australia Eastern Health Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year
Title: Senior Clinician - Brief Intervention Team

Requisition ID: 4491

Location:
Box Hill, VIC, AU, 3128

Job Posting Date: 23 Sept 2025

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Senior Mental Health Clinician

  • Temporary Part Time | 12 months
  • Clinical Psychologist (P3), Occupational Therapist (OT3), Social Worker (SW3) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN4)
  • Excellent team engagement | Employee assistance program to promote wellbeing

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne's largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is "Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts".

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the role

Eastern Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing Program has developed a Brief Intervention Team (BIT) which incorporates a suicide prevention stream (Hospital Outreach Post-suicide attempt Engagement - HOPE). BIT sees people who appear to be experiencing mental ill health or psychological distress which may include thoughts of suicide/experienced a suicide attempt; who requires a brief period of assessment, recovery-focused planning, therapy and specialist clinical mental health support. The role requires an experienced and highly skilled mental health professional, ideally with a background working in suicide prevention and related services. The role incorporates provision of Solution Focused Brief Therapy during the person's recovery journey.

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:

  • Qualifications and registration, as specified in position description.

  • Substantial experience in community mental health practice.

  • Have a strong background in therapeutic work in public mental health.

  • Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience

  • A strong commitment to high quality care

  • The ability to work as part of a diverse team

  • Excellent communication and organisational skills

  • Training and experience in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, highly desirable.

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here

  • Access to discovery days across our 50 sites

  • Study and professional development leave

  • Friendly & supportive teams

  • Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

  • Fitness Passport for work-life balance

  • Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones

  • Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements

  • Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme

  • Access to Private Health Insurance offers

  • Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training

  • Cafes at all of our Hospitals

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.

  • We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.

  • As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.

  • Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.

  • Advertising may end before the closing date.

  • We do not accept recruitment agency application

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Contact Person: Beck Garbutt or Michele Orr

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Job Posting End Date: 21/10/2025

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