Senior Mental Health Clinician - Community Engagement Lead

Eastern Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Work-life balance

Wellbeing support

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Job summary

Eastern Health, based in Melbourne's east, seeks a Senior Mental Health Clinician to join the Infant, Child & Youth Mental Health Services Community Engagement team. The role involves delivering secondary consultation, community education, and training to professionals across education, health and welfare sectors within the Eastern Metropolitan region.

The successful applicant will work from Ringwood and travel across the region, bringing experience in public tertiary mental health settings with

Qualifications

• Current OT, Clinical Psychology or Nursing registration with AHPRA; Social work eligibility for AASW.
• Allied Health with 5 years post-graduate experience in child and youth mental health.
• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience, or willingness to actively develop these skills.
• Experience in providing mental health secondary consultation.
• Skills in planning, implementing and evaluating mental health education and training.
• Ability to develop partnerships and work collaboratively with external agencies.
• A current Drivers Licence and willingness to travel within the Eastern Metropolitan region of Melbourne.

Responsibilities

• Deliver contracted secondary mental health consultation.
• Provide community education and training to staff in education, health and welfare sectors.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with external agencies.
• Travel across the Eastern Metropolitan region as required.
• Contribute to Infant, Child & Youth Mental Health Services Community Engagement team activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership experience

Partnership development

Travel willing

Education

Allied Health registration (AHPRA) / Social Work (AASW)

Job description

Eastern Health, based in Melbourne's east, seeks a Senior Mental Health Clinician to join the Infant, Child & Youth Mental Health Services Community Engagement team. The role involves delivering secondary consultation, community education, and training to professionals across education, health and welfare sectors within the Eastern Metropolitan region.

The successful applicant will work from Ringwood and travel across the region, bringing experience in public tertiary mental health settings with