AOD Clinician - Intensive Care Packages Team - Pakenham

Monash Health is a great place to work

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

Are you currently part of the team at Monash Health? Use your network login to access the Monash Health Careers portal and discover all the job opportunities open to you, to support growing your career within the organisation.

To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos: monashhealth.org/careers.

Our Journey 

The Casey Area Mental Health Service is led by a forward-thinking, supportive leadership team committed to delivering innovative, recovery-focused mental health care. As our community grows in the Southeast corridor, we continue to evolve and improve our services. 

Our Casey Intensive Care Packages Team comprises experienced mental health clinicians who provide specialist support to consumers with complex needs. Guided by the Victorian Department of Health’s Intensive Community Mental Health Packages framework, we deliver discipline-specific assessment, treatment, and support for adults aged 25–65 living with severe or persistent mental illness.  

The Opportunity 

We’re seeking an Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Clinician to join our team in Pakenham. This is a permanent, part-time role (3 days per week) open to a Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurse.  

A Day in the Life 

As an AOD Clinician, you’ll deliver a range of therapeutic interventions—both individual and group—to consumers receiving outreach support. Your work will take place in homes, community settings, and clinics, as clinically indicated. You’ll also build the capacity of our Intensive Care Packages team to support clients with co-occurring substance use challenges.  

What You Bring 

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) via AHPRA, with consent for ongoing credential checks.  

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, or completion of a specialist psychiatric nursing program.  

• Minimum 3 years’ full-time equivalent experience in mental health nursing post-qualification.  

• Demonstrated ability to maintain relevant competencies and skills.  

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Renata Linklater on 0484 513 712 or Kelly Isle on 0405 494 156  

Position Description can be found 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: 11 January 2026