Senior Mental Health Clinician - IMOS

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About the Role 

This is a generic position and we welcome applications from all Allied Health, Psychology and Nursing disciplines. Psychologist Grade 3 (PL 1-4), Occupational Therapist Grade 3 (YB24-27), Social Worker Grade 3 (YC46-49), Speech Pathologist Grade 3 (YB51-54), Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4 (NP75-77).

The role is that of a specialist mental health clinician with training, qualifications and experience in assessing and providing intensive mental health interventions to children and adolescents who present with severe mental health problems, associated high risk factors and have difficulties engaging with mental health services. 

The key components of the role include: 

• Intensive care coordination for a specific case load of young clients aged under 25 years 
• Working collaboratively as a member of the IMOS multidisciplinary team and sharing team duties. 
• Assessing and treating young people with mental health problems – working within individual, group, and family contexts in both an intensive outreach and clinic-based capacity 
• Provision of therapeutic support to the ‘system’ around the young person in a collaborative and reflective partnership with other involved agencies. 

This position involves an assertive outreach model of service delivery, which will require the clinician to drive within the Monash Health catchment. Although some clinic-based work may be conducted, the majority of the IMOS work is expected to be conducted in community settings, to meet clients and families in a non-threatening environment of their choice. Work will also involve shared-care partnership working with staff from a wide variety of other agencies within the catchment. All ELMHS Mental Health Clinicians provide a broad range of services within the Southern Region. They focus on providing a professional clinical practice that is sensitive to issues of diversity, which adheres to professional ethics, relevant legislation and policies and procedures.

All ELMHS employees work within a framework of quality improvement, adhere to Australian Council of Health Care Standards (ACHS) requirements and risk management principals with the primary focus being on the rights and responsibilities of clients and their families and adherence to the values contained in the service mission statement. 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Annie Close, Team Manager Mental Health on (03) 9767 8274.

Mental Health Clinician position description can be found here 

For Nursing Attachment click here 

For Appendix C - Discipline Specific Duties, please click 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 1st April, 2025.