Senior Mental Health Clinician - Infant & Child Core Community Mental Health Team, ELMHS

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About ELMHS     

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 group 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.  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, neuro developmental presentations and psychosis.   

About the Role 

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Infant & Child Mental Health Clinician to join a thriving, engaged team of clinicians providing clinic based mental health assessment, formulation and treatment to infants and children experiencing complex mental health difficulties in the South East. The Infant & Child Core Community Treatment Team provides medium term treatment for infants and children (0-11 year olds) and their families in the City of Casey, City of Greater Dandenong and Shire of Cardinia areas. You will work with a multidisciplinary team led by a Team Manager and consultant psychiatrists. We work collaboratively with families, schools and other agencies to create identified areas for change and work strongly from a relational and systemic framework. 

This is a fixed term role supporting the team at our Casey and Frankston sites. There is 0.6 FTE available until February 2026. This role is funded as a Grade 3 allied health clinician: Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology (YB27,YB54,YC49), Grade 3 Psychologist (PL4) and Grade 4 Nursing (NP77). The role will suit a creative and innovative candidate who strive to learn and embrace emerging practice directions. ELMHS attracts clinicians who believe that families and individuals have the capacity to change and are instrumental in supporting this process. We are highly driven by internal collaborative relationships and value enthusiastic work practices and enhancing team relationships. 

About You 

Seeking to grow our dedicated & knowledgeable team, we are looking for you to bring your demonstrated skills and experience in case management and assessment, working with infants, children and their families within a multidisciplinary team. You are adaptable to a changing environment as we work together to deliver first class service. Alongside your caring and engaging manner, you have a positive work attitude, strong communication skills and a strong people-person focus allowing you to engage with our clients (patients) and their families. On a personal level, you are:   

• dedicated to safe best practice & quality care   

• committed to delivering quality care, service & advocacy   

• enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively   

• excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence   

• an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles   

In Return    

Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Ours is also a highly skilled, collaborative and welcoming multidisciplinary team where the only limit in your career is you. As a valuable member of a wider team, we are committed to working with you to become your professional best. There is access to resources to support you in this position, we offer clinical education sessions, on the job training and career progression to enable you to further develop your Clinical and Leadership skills whilst role modelling excellence and delivering a high standard of client (patient) centred care. 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Rebecca Seward, Team Manager on 0439 282 773.

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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 25th March, 2025.