Clinical Lead - Child Protection Portfolio Intake & Brief Intervention Team

Job Requisition ID: 6485

Legal Entity: Monash Health

Location:

Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168

Employment Type: Part Time

Posting Date: 30 Nov 2025

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About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Lead to join our Intake and Brief Intervention Team within the Child Protection portfolio. With a base at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, this part-time, ongoing role provides an exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic team supporting some of the most vulnerable children, young people and families in our community.

As the Clinical Lead, you will play a key role in overseeing daily operations of the Intake and After-Hours service, ensuring timely, high-quality responses to Child Protection referrals. You will provide clinical leadership, shape service delivery, and drive continuous improvement across referral pathways, resources and practice.

You will offer clinical supervision, education and skill development to Counsellor Advocates, while also delivering secondary consultations to Child Protection practitioners and partner organisations. Your leadership will support the team to meet KPIs, uphold contractual requirements, and maintain best-practice standards.

There is also opportunity to contribute to service innovation through tool and policy development, data analysis, and building the capability of both SECASA and Child Protection staff. The role also participates in the Intake and After Hours roster, including On-Call leadership responsibilities.

This position is open to Social Work & Psychology disciplines and requires you to have a drivers licence. Further information can be found in the supportive documentation below.

Qualifications & Experience:

Social Work

AASW-accredited Bachelor or Master’s degree in Social Work
Minimum 7 years’ experience as a qualified social worker
Accredited Social Worker status (AASW)
Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field (or working towards)

Psychology

Current general registration with Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA)
Minimum 5 years’ experience as a registered psychologist
Supervisor endorsement (or working towards)
Postgraduate qualifications in counselling, clinical, or forensic psychology (APAC accredited)
Evidence of participation in clinical research activities is highly regarded.

About Us

The South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence (SECASA) provides specialist, trauma-informed support to children, young people and adults across the south-eastern region. The Intake and Brief Intervention team plays a vital role in ensuring timely and appropriate responses through:

Triage of incoming service requests
Initial assessment, intake and prioritisation
Secondary consultation for internal and external professionals
Information and referral services
Sexual Assault Crisis Response during business hours
Managing referrals from Child Protection and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Providing brief, evidence-based interventions

In Return

As a valued member of the Monash Health team, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and career progression, including:

Salary packaging – increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options.
Professional development – access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth.
Supportive team environment – work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
Employee wellbeing – benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance.
Career mobility – opportunities to work across Victoria’s largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways.
Diverse and inclusive workplace – join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging.

At Monash Health, you’ll be making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities while advancing your career in a leading healthcare organisation.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Amanda Parkinson, Acting Manager Clinical Services SECASA, on 0407 325 458.

Supportive Documentation 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 December 2025