Mental Health Clinician- Intake, Assessment, Consultation and Brief Treatment Team

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Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

About the Role:

Join our team as a Mental Health Clinician within the Intake, Assessment, Consultation and brief Treatment (iACT) Team in the Early in Life Mental Health Service (ELMHS). This is a full-time, ongoing opportunity to become part of a passionate, highly skilled team supporting children and adolescents across the South East.

In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of mental health care - front-line assessment and brief treatment to complex and acute young people. You’ll work alongside an engaged multidisciplinary team led by consultant psychiatrists and partnering with some of the most experienced clinicians in the wider service, iACT is a highly supportive, collaborative, and hard-working team where clinicians can develop fundamental and advanced clinical skills rapidly. 

The iACT Team provides a centralised, community-based entry point into the broader service for all intake, assessment and community consultation. Young people are assessed and some brief therapy options provided within a limit of number of sessions.  The team has a strong presence of senior clinicians-Discipline Seniors, Consultants psychiatrists and other senior allied health staff.

You will also take part in the rotating roster for phone Access, 1 week every 4 weeks triaging incoming referrals to the service via a phone system.

Key responsibilities include:

• Internal iACT processes into ELMHS and navigation of ongoing psychiatric support in the community
• Performing comprehensive community psychiatric assessment, formulation and treatment planning for those aged 0-17
• Strong partnerships with all ELMHS teams, and all teams within the Mental Health Program including CATT/ECATT teams, Stepping Stones, Oasis etc 
• Partnerships with external professionals including paediatricians, private practitioners, Headspace, schools, and Peninsula Health 
• Participating in the patient flow within iACT and ensuring the prioritisation and allocations of a large number of referrals received by our service. 

You will be primarily based in Dandenong and the core business hours of this team are 8.30am-5.00pm. The position is an Allied Health Grade 2, Psychologist Grade 2, RN Div 1 Grade 3.

About Us:

Early in Life Mental Health Services (ELMHS) provides assessment and treatment for infants, children, adolescents, young people and their families. We work with the 0-18 age in the Southern Region. We provide a comprehensive assessment service and a range of treatment options including inpatient treatment in times of crisis, community (outpatient) treatment, group programs, family therapy, and specialist services. The Intake, Assessment, Consultation and Brief Treatment Team (iACT) provides up to six sessions of initial assessment and treatment for referrals received by our service. We work with families in addressing a number of complex issues that families may be experiencing including school refusal, parent/child relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma related issues, self-harm, suicidal thinking, eating disorders, and psychosis. 

About You:

You can find all discipline-specific requirements outlined in the position description documents.

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 Jayde Tissera on (03) 9767 8274.

Position Description documents 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: 4 January, 2026