Senior Mental Health Clinician - Emergency Psychiatric Service - Casey

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The Emergency Psychiatric Service (EPS) operates from the Casey Emergency Department and also includes PACER (MHaPs) based at Narre Warren Police Station. 

• EPS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and PACER operates 7 days a week afternoon shift. 
• EPS is at the front end of service delivery with the priority to help a person to remain in or return to their local community as quickly as possible.  Interventions are tailored to individual consumer and family needs as well as circumstances. 

About The Role 

We currently have a position available for a Senior Clinician to be a part of our growing EPS team. This is a full-time or part-time ongoing role. This role will find you working in both EPS and PACER as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will also work closely with Casey Hospital Emergency Department, Casey ACIS (formerly CATT) and Victorian Police members.

Candidates will be required to work a roster system that includes night shift. If night shift is preferred then this is also a potential option. This position will see you completing comprehensive assessments, collaborative treatment design and appropriate onward referral for Consumers. 

About You  

You have substantial experience in community mental health, EPS, PACER or CL. You can work independently as well as consulting and collaborating with others.  Your strengths are building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of recovery focused care to all Consumers. You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles.

What You Need 

Nursing: 

• Current Authority to Practice from AHPRA as a Registered Nurse. 
• Required a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing – or completion of a specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing program or specialist post basic course of training which led to registration as a Division 3 nurse. 
• Have a minimum of 5 years full time equivalent mental health post graduate qualification experience in mental health nursing. 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Greg on 0427 525 744  

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 14 September 2025