Community Clinician - 0-25

Gippsland Health Alliance; Wonthaggi; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum

Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum

Encouragement for professional development

Job summary

Gippsland Health Alliance seeks a Community Clinician to provide high-quality, recovery-oriented mental health care for children and young people. This role involves conducting assessments, delivering clinical interventions, and supporting consumers' mental health journeys.

Ideal candidates will be qualified clinicians experienced in mental health settings. The position supports professional development and embraces diversity in the workforce.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered clinician with relevant professional registration.
• Experience in child, youth, or mental health settings.
• Strong understanding of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments including risk assessment and intake documentation.
• Deliver evidence-based clinical care within a recovery-oriented framework.
• Provide direct clinical interventions and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Clinical Assessment

Risk Management

Communication

Culturally Responsive Care

Team Collaboration

Education

Relevant Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy)

Job description

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Community Clinician role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Community Mental Health Services team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive.

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Community Clinician 0-25 to join our growing team on a full time or Part time ongoing basis. EFT negotiable with successful candidate.

In this role, you will deliver high-quality, recovery-oriented care to children, young people, and their families across community and acute settings. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, provide evidence-based interventions, and support consumers through their mental health journey within a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive framework.

Responsibilities

• Conduct timely mental health assessments (acute and routine), including risk assessment, safety planning, and intake documentation in line with clinical guidelines.
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based clinical care, including therapeutic and pharmacological interventions within a recovery-oriented framework.
• Provide direct clinical interventions (individual, group, and family work) and collaborate with consumers, carers, and multidisciplinary teams to support care planning.
• Monitor consumers’ mental and physical health, provide psychoeducation, and coordinate access to internal and external services.
• Maintain accurate and compliant clinical documentation and data management in line with legislative and organisational requirements.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary teamwork, clinical supervision, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Qualified and registered clinician (e.g. Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy) with relevant professional registration
• Demonstrated experience in child, youth, or mental health settings with strong clinical assessment and risk management skills.
• Strong understanding of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with young people, families, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.
• Highly organised, adaptable, and committed to ongoing professional development and delivering high-quality care.

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: [e-mail]

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Latrobe Regional Health acknowledges the Gunaikurnai and Bunurong peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which our health services are located. Our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples is supported by our recognition and respect for their connection to their ancestral lands.