Psychologist - Continuing Care Team - Clayton

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About the Department

The position provides psychological services to consumers as part of the Clayton Continuing Care Team (CCT) at Atherton Road, Oakleigh. The Clayton CCT provides case management support and treatment for consumers aged from 25 to 65 years experiencing severe and persisting symptoms of mental illness. The aim is to provide comprehensive mental health care that considers all aspects of a person’s needs, including carer and family involvement and support.

About the Role

Full Time or Part Time | Ongoing | Atherton Road Centre, Oakleigh

Join our team as a Psychologist working at Atherton Road Centre, Oakleigh. In this role, you will be guided under the leadership of the CCT Manager and work with the broader Psychology team.

The focus of the position is to provide evidence-based psychological group therapy to consumers presenting with psychotic disorders, mood disorders (including bipolar and schizoaffective disorder), personality disorders, depression, trauma-related disorders and other severe mental health presentations. The position will also provide individual psychology services to consumers in the CCT, including to:

• Conduct psychological assessments and provide meaningful feedback as per the model of care, including diagnostic, cognitive and personality assessments to assist with diagnostic clarification, formulation and treatment planning.
• Prepare psychological reports, and provide effective and timely verbal and written feedback to referrers, consumers and others, as appropriate.
• Use diagnosis, formulation, and consumers’ preferences to develop and deliver effective, evidence-based psychological intervention as per the model of care, including CBT for psychotic disorders; ACT, CBT and IPT for mood disorders; CBT for anxiety disorders and personality disturbance; Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder; trauma-focused CBT, including Cognitive Processing Therapy, for PTSD; and CBT and Motivational Interviewing for substance use disorders.
• Develop, facilitate and evaluate the effectiveness of group interventions, including psychoeducation for psychosis, trans-diagnostic treatment models, and social skills/communication skills groups.
• Engage with families and carers as part of providing evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention, and develop and implement behaviour support plans as required.
• Identify and refer to appropriate ongoing psychological support as part of discharge planning.
• Provide secondary consultation, offering a psychological perspective to the treating team and other relevant stakeholders.
• Engage in, and provide, supervision to students, provisional psychologists and psychologists as per supervision policies, and mentor provisional psychologists on student placement.
• Practice ethically and professionally, including adhering to legal, ethical and organisational standards, including the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act (2022).
• Participate in clinical research or pilot projects associated with service development, including data collection and analysis, and participate in department meetings as required.

About You

• Advanced knowledge and skills in providing evidence-based psychological assessments, reports, formulation, intervention and evaluation of outcomes with groups and individuals.
• Advanced knowledge and/or experience providing psychological services to adults experiencing schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, personality disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other severe mental health disorders.
• Experience providing secondary consultation.
• Experience supporting the development of skills in others.

What You Need

• Master’s or Doctorate of Psychology.
• Current general registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Endorsement in clinical psychology.
• Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA) approved supervisor, or able to complete supervisor training within six months of accepting the role.
• Minimum of five years’ professional experience as a Psychologist Grade 2 (or equivalent).

In Return

Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to excellence. We are a highly skilled, collaborative and welcoming team where the only limit in your career is you. Upon your appointment, we will provide you with:

• A supportive and cohesive sub-team, working within a larger consumer relations team.
• Professional development courses, seminars and mentoring.
• Opportunities to use your experience in the role to inform and drive initiatives within the broader units and programs.
• Salary packaging.
• Onsite gym options and the ability to join Fitness Passport – your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.

For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please contact Nathan Alkemade on 0484 124 400, or Michael Franzi on 9556 5200

Position Description can be found here.

Our Culture and Values

At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement.

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.

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 29 November 2026.