Senior Clinician (RPN4, SW/OT/Psy/SP3) - Child & Youth MH Service Access Team
Alfred Health is seeking a Senior Clinician (RPN4, SW/OT/Psy/SP3) to join the Child & Youth Mental Health Service Access Team in Moorabbin. This full-time role includes a Parental Leave cover to December 2026 (80 hours per fortnight + ADO).
About Our Team
Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is friendly to infants, children, young people and their families/carers. We provide accessible mental health services inclusive of family, friends and support networks. We are a specialist, multi-disciplinary and intensive care mental health service incorporating the lived and living experience of family peer specialists and youth peer workers. Our service is divided into two streams 0-11 and 12-26 years, and includes specialist services in perinatal care, neurodevelopmental presentations, eating disorders and outreach support.
Alfred Health prides itself on taking care of staff by providing support, supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development, whilst challenging them to grow.
The Role
- Manage referrals to the service with a timely, compassionate and supportive response, working collaboratively with the child, young person, their families/carers, and existing support network
- Undertake intake assessments (including triage and crisis responses) and make decisions about allocation of referrals to ensure best outcomes, supporting an integrated and streamlined pathway
- Single-session primary consultations and brief interventions, underpinned by Dialogical Practices
- Secondary consultations to key external services, building capacity, developing partnerships and collaborative working
Essential
- Approved tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline and eligibility for membership of AHPRA (or the appropriate professional body)
- Minimum 7 years’ clinical experience (5 years’ clinical experience for Psychology and Nursing)
Desirable
- Developmental Psychiatry Course or equivalent
- Training and experience in providing child and youth mental health services
Other Helpful Skills & Knowledge
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development especially further studies relevant to child, adolescent and young adult mental health
- Ability and/or interest in conducting research in the mental health field
Staff Benefits
- Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia
- Flexible Health Insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
- On-site car & bike parking opportunities, Deducted Pre-Tax
- Access to discounted gym membership for gyms across Melbourne via Fitness Passport
- Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport Health and Fitness
- Child Care Services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services
Enquiries
If you have any enquiries regarding this position, please contact Angela Wright (Team Leader) on Phone:.
Applications Close: 11pm, Sunday 28th September 2025.
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
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