Job Requisition ID: 6568
Legal Entity: Monash Health
Location:
Oakleigh, VIC, AU, 3166
Employment Type: Part Time
Posting Date: 14 Jan 2026
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* Exciting opportunity for Mental Health Senior Clinician in a leadership role
* Opportunity to provide targeted group work for perinatal to adolescent populations
* Innovative role to review, design and implement group programs in ELMHS
About the Role
Join our team as a Mental Health Senior Clinician on a part time (.4 FTE) on an ongoing basis to work at Atherton Road, Oakleigh, with regular travel using organisational fleet across catchment area and to schools is required.
Based in our CASEA Team (CAMHS and Schools Early Action Team), this position is a clinical leadership role as a Senior within the Early in Life Mental Health Service for Perinatal to adolescent populations (0-18 years). In collaboration with the Core Team Managers and the Community Mental Health Service Manager, the successful applicant will engage in reviewing referrals into the Early in Life Mental Health Service to ensure selection of group therapy programs is responsive to broader service needs. Our CAMHS & Schools Early Action (CASEA) team works with children, their families, carers and significant others, teachers, school welfare teams and broader systems to provide a range of general, specific and therapeutic interventions. CASEA is a part of the Early in Life Mental Health Service (ELMHS) - one of the most comprehensive mental health services to be found in the Victorian public sector.
About You
You are dedicated and passionate about children, adolescent and youth mental health. You enjoy working with people who face complex issues and have a strong commitment to family inclusive practice. You have great skills in care coordination, family work and therapeutic, evidence-based interventions, as well as good presentation skills. You are a person who lives our iCARE values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. We are looking for someone with:
* Qualifications and relevant registrations in at least one of the following: Nursing (Div. 1), Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology.
* Capacity to work independently and lead a team
* A friendly and professional attitude
* Excellent engagement, relationship and therapeutic skills.
This is a Mental Health Clinician position as follows:
* Psychologist Grade 3: PL1 – 4,
* Occupational Therapist Grade 3: YB24 – 27,
* Social Worker Grade 3: YC46-49, Speech Pathology: YB51 – 54,
* Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4: NP75 - 77
About ELMHS
Early in Life Mental Health Services (ELMHS) provides assessment and treatment for infants, children, adolescents, young people and their families. We work with the 0-18 age in the Southern Region. We provide a comprehensive assessment service and a range of treatment options including inpatient treatment in times of crisis, community (outpatient) treatment, group programs, family therapy, and specialist services. The Intake, Assessment, Consultation and Brief Treatment Team (iACT) provides up to six sessions of initial assessment and treatment for referrals received by our service. We work with families in addressing a number of complex issues that families may be experiencing including school refusal, parent/child relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma related issues, self-harm, suicidal thinking, eating disorders, and psychosis.
Monash Health will offer:
* Competitive salary
* Salary packaging
* Friendly and supportive culture
* Opportunity to experience various teams
* On-going supervision and professional development
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Nadia Rakiposki on
Position Description can be found here
Discipline Specific Duties can be found here
Nursing Attachment can be found here
Social Work Attachment can be found here
Occupational Therapy Attachment can be found here
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 29 January 2026