Employment Type: Permanent & Full Time

Directorate: Community Care & Mental Health

Department: Clinical Community Care Child

Location: Graham Street Shepparton, Victoria

Salary: Salary range $99,606 - $119,324pa or pro rata, based on qualifications and experience

About Us

GV Health is the main healthcare provider in the Goulburn Valley region, servicing a broad catchment area of approximately 120,000 people. We are the largest permanent employer in the region with over 2,600 employees spread across our five main sites. 

Our skilled and committed team of Mental Health professionals provide an innovative range of services for individuals suffering from, or at risk of, serious mental health problems requiring short and long-term treatment and support. Our comprehensive service is offered across the municipalities of Mitchell, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Greater Shepparton and Moira regions.

Our multidisciplinary professionals are from an array of backgrounds and disciplines and work across a range of settings and services including:

Adult mental health

Community mental health

Acute Adult Inpatient Unit - Wanyarra

Aged Persons mental health

Child and Youth mental health

About the role

The IMYOS Senior Clinician is a leadership role in the  new IMYOS multidisciplinary team, providing outreach mental health care to young people aged 12-25 years of age.  Initially you will be insturmental in enhancing and embedding the service into the local community.  You will be responsible for the provision of mental health assessment, treatment planning and providing intensive mental health intervention to a defined caseload of young people, their families and carers.  As a leader of the team you will provide support and supervision to less experienced clinicians and students.

We are looking for

Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Nursing enabling registration with AHPRA

Tertiary qualifications in Social Work enabling registration with AASW

Experience and expertise in the provision of mental health care to young people, their families and carers.

Experience in the provision of primary and secondary consultation

Our offer to you:

FREE Community Connector Program to personally welcome and connect you to our wonderful community

Generous salary packaging, subsidised staff parking and discounted leisure memberships

Flexible work practices and options to purchase additional leave to support work/life balance

Paid parental leave

Professional development and study leave to help reach your learning and career goals

A confidential employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your loved ones

Social club membership offering a range of events, functions and local community discount

Selection Criteria

Essential : Commitment to the GV Health Values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork and Ethical Behaviour and ability to exhibit behaviour which reflects our values.

Essential : Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

Essential : Social Work qualification enabling registration with the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Essential : At least 5 years of experience working in clinical mental health, preferably with youth expertise

Essential : Expertise and experience in the provision of integrated mental health and substance use or addiction treatment and care, and/or advanced knowledge of same.

Essential : Comprehensive working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 (Vic) and other relevant legislation

Essential : Ability to work with complex service systems in order to ensure consumers and families receive the support they require in their recovery journey.

Essential : Experience in engaging with external stakeholders in relation to development and maintenance of organisational relationships.

Essential : Experience in the provision of primary and secondary consultation

Essential : Evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza

Desirable : Youth mental health related Post graduate qualification and/or Senior leadership experience

Essential : A satisfactory National Criminal History Record Check, Victorian 'Employee' Working with Children Check and completion of a Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration will be required from prospective candidates prior to commencement of employment. Do you agree to completing these requirements?