Acute Community Mental Health Clinician

Northern Health Authority; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing programs

Flexible work options

Inclusive and culturally safe space

Salary packaging & EAP

Library services for learning

Job summary

Northern Health is seeking an experienced Mental Health Clinician to join the Merri-bek Community Team within the Acute Community Intervention Service. The role focuses on acute assessment and intervention for consumers and families, with in-reach and outreach work across multiple campuses in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

The position involves shift work 7 days a week, from 8.30am to 10.30pm, and offers opportunities to provide short-term intensive support and to contribute to recovery-focused

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience post qualification
• Passion about contributing positively to the lives of consumers with mental illness and their families
• Advanced skills in psychiatric assessment and intervention for consumers with mental illness
• Previous experience in a community setting in a public mental health service is highly preferable
• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to work as part of a team but also autonomously
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the wider MH services in catchment area

Responsibilities

• Provide acute assessment and intervention to consumers and their families in the Acute Community Intervention Service (ACIS) function
• Work predominately shift work providing acute assessment in in-reach and outreach capacity
• Provide short-term intensive support for up to 3 months for appropriate consumers
• Operate with a shared caseload of acute consumers and deliver recovery-focused assessment and interventions
• Collaborate as part of a large, supportive multidisciplinary team

Job description

Reference Number: 54400: Acute Community Mental Health Clinician

Employment Type: On Going Full Time (FT)

Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Mental Health Clinician - Acute Community

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Mental Health Clinician (RPN3, OT3, SW3 or Psychologist Grade 2) to join the Merri-bek Community Team within Northern Health’s Mental Health Division.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital.

In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About Mental Health Division:

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern.

Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.

We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

About the Role:

We are located centrally in Coburg– close to Public Transport and parking options.

The Merri-bek Community team is a large, supportive and dynamic team made up of staff that are truly passionate and motivated in supporting consumers and their families/carers.

We provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the local government area of Merri-bek and Hume.

We are recruiting for a Mental Health Clinician to work within the Acute Community Intervention Service (ACIS) function of the team.

This role is working predominately shift work providing acute assessment and intervention to consumers and their families/carers in both an in-reach and outreach capacity.

The clinicians working within ACIS work with a shared caseload of acute consumers and provide evidence based, recovery focused assessment and interventions to support and improve the lives of the consumers and carers of our service.

The clinicians working within ACIS will also provide short-term intensive support for up to 3 months for appropriate consumers and be identified.

This position involves working shift work 7 days per week between the hours of 8.30am and 10.30pm.

This is a full time ongoing position.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• At least 3 years experience post qualification
• Passion about contributing positively to the lives of consumers with mental illness and their families
• Advanced skills in the provision of Psychiatric assessment and intervention for consumers with a mental illness
• Previous experience working in a community setting in a public mental health service is highly preferable
• Proven Leadership skills
• Ability to work as part of a team but also able to work autonomously
• Advanced Communication Skills and Interpersonal Skills
• Knowledge of the wider MH services in catchment area

Applications close Sunday1 November 2026.

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award-winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision-making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online)

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.