Youth Mental Health Clinician - Youth Consultation and Treatment Team

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Help shape the future of healthcare at Monash Health and embark on a rewarding career where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

About the Youth Consultation and Treatment Team (YCTT)

The YCTT is a multi-disciplinary team that provides assessment and treatment for young people aged 16-25 with any mental disorder except primary functional psychotic disorders (this includes affective psychoses). The YCTT ensures that intervention is appropriate to the mental health disorder, a young person’s and their family’s preferences for care, and to the developmental phase of the individual. The treatment length and modality are decided upon by the young person and the treating clinician. This is often based upon a thorough developmental history and psychological formulation of the young persons’ mental health difficulties.

About the Role

Join our team as a Youth Mental Health Clinician on a part-time ongoing to work at the Community Service Building based at Dandenong.  In this role, you will be guided under the leadership of the manager of the Youth Consultation and Treatment Team and working with the broader Infant, Child and Youth Area Mental Health Service. 

• Come and join our innovative and expanding youth mental health team
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities available
• Excellent supervision and mentorship provided
• Offer assessment and therapeutic interventions to young people aged 16-25 years 
• Work within a high functioning multi-disciplinary team

About You

To be successful in this healthcare role, you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience, and attributes:

• Skills in care coordination for young people aged between 16-25 years old
• Provision of specific high quality, accurate ongoing assessments and therapeutic intervention as appropriate within the context of a multidisciplinary team process. This includes working within individual, group and family contexts
• Developing a developmental and psychological formulation to understand a young person’s mental health difficulties and inform intervention planning
• Assessing and monitoring client risk factors and ensuring mitigation of risks when indicated
• Crisis management skills 

Mandatory requirements of the role (discipline dependent) - qualifications, licences, memberships

• Must be registered under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), if eligible 
• B. App Sc (OT), B. Occupational Therapy, or Master of Occupational Therapy , or equivalent as recognised by both or either of OT Australia (Victoria) and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.    
• An Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) accredited Bachelor Degree or entry level Masters Degree of Social Work which provides eligibility for membership of the AASW.
• Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and consent to ongoing registration checks via Monash Health’s electronic credentialing systems.
• Master or Doctorate of Psychology.
• Bachelor or entry level Masters Speech Pathology qualification.

Why you will love working with us

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 for you to use your experience in the role to inform and drive initiatives within the broader units and programs.
• Salary packaging.

• Onsite Gym options and ability to join Fitness Passport - your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.

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. 

Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence. 

You’ll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do. 

We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time. 

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 26 May 2026