Mental Health Clinician - Early in Life Mental Health

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An exciting opportunity to join a thriving, engaged team of clinicians providing front-line assessment and brief treatment to complex and acute young people in the South East. Exposure to a multidisciplinary team led by consultant psychiatrists 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.  

About the Role  

This full time roles is for a Mental Health Clinician of the Intake, Assessment, Consultation and brief Treatment (iACT) Team within the Early in Life Mental Health Service.  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. Part of this role will particapate in the rotating roster for phone Access, 1 week every 4 weeks triaging incoming referrals to the service via a phone system. The role of this position includes:  

• 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.  

The position is 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 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 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.  

Monash Health will offer:  

• Competitive salary  

• Salary packaging  

• Friendly and supportive culture  

• Opportunity to experience various teams  

• On-going supervision and professional development  

Important Information to Note  

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:  

• reference checks;  

• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;  

• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and  

• proof of immunisation.  

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made. As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jayde Tissera on (03) 9767 8274.

iAct MHC Position Description can be found here

Nursing Gr 3 Position Description Attachment can be found here

Appendix B - Team Chart can be found here

Appendix C - Discipline Specific Duties can be found here

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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 21st March, 2025.