General Practitioner

Stride Mental Health; Geelong; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Stride Mental Health is seeking a GP to work at headspace in Geelong, providing holistic medical care to youth aged 12-25 within a collaborative, youth-focused model. You will engage across physical, mental and sexual health issues and offer Mental Health Treatment Plans where appropriate.

The role offers on-site service at Armstrong Creek with fully flexible hours, aiming for ideally 1 day per week, with access to professional development and a multidisciplinary team of health professionals.

Qualifications

• Must hold AHPRA registration and be eligible to provide Medicare services.
• Must hold WWCC and be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening.
• Level 1 Mental Health Skills Training required.
• Commitment to youth-focused primary health care in headspace centres.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic medical care to youth aged 12-25 within headspace model.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team at headspace centre.
• Offer preventive care, mental health screening, and referrals as appropriate.
• Maintain on-site clinical support and access to administrative support.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Medicare Bulk Bill eligibility

WWCC

NDIS worker screening

Mental Health Skills Training Level 1

Job description

About Us Stride is the largest provider of headspace centres in Australia and are leaders in mental health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition – it’s a name that’s purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

Our Service headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation and delivers high quality evidence-based clinical care to achieve better health outcomes for young people aged 12-25 years.

Our multidisciplinary team supports young people by providing support for mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drug use, and getting into work and study. headspace offers a number of evidence based mental health and wellbeing treatments that range from low intensity brief interventions through to high intensity long-term interventions.

Role Overview If you are interested in seeking to develop your experience in youth health/ mental health; taking on additional hours; moving away from full-time hours as you transition to retirement; or, just keen to support your community and help to make an impact on young lives, this could be a great opportunity for you.

Working as a headspace GP, you will provide an opportunity for young people to access youth friendly medical services early as part of a collaborative and holistic model of care, ensuring better pathways to health and wellbeing.

You will have the opportunity to provide holistic care across a wide range of physical, mental and sexual health issues, including preventative healthcare, early identification/diagnosis/treatment, and provision of Mental Health Treatment Plans and referral as appropriate.

On Offer Based at Armstrong Creek and with hours to fit your schedule with full flexibility of working hours/ days (ideally 1 day per week), with access to professional training and skills development, this opportunity will have you collaborating as part of a multi-disciplinary team of experienced youth healthcare experts, which may include psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, dietitians, and mental health and/or nurse practitioners.

You will have onsite clinical support as needed including clinical supervision from the Clinical Manager and access to full reception and administrative support at the headspace centre.

Requirements

• Current registration with AHPRA Personal Professional Indemnity Insurance
• A commitment to quality youth focused primary health care services to those accessing the centre(s)
• Eligibility to provide services under Medicare and be willing to Bulk Bill
• Level 1 in Mental Health Skills Training
• Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a WWCC
• Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance

Stride is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Stride must undergo required screening processes prior to their successful appointment.

Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental health recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.