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Mental Health Clinician - Infant and Child
South West Healthcare
Applications close Sunday 4 May 2025 at 11.59PM
Overview
Work type: Full timeSalary: Salary not specifiedGrade: As per advertisementOccupation: Medical and NursingLocation: WarrnamboolReference: VG/1853686-1
Ready to enhance your career and lifestyle? Join the friendly and dynamic team at South West Healthcare! Nestled in the stunning Great South Coast region, we serve over 110,000 residents with a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and psychiatric services. With 282 beds and extensive primary and community services, our focus is on delivering exceptional holistic care. Warrnambool, our lively city, offers excellent sports facilities, educational institutions from preschool to university, and a vibrant social and cultural scene. Explore the award-winning foreshore promenade—a 5.7km coastal path with spectacular views from the breakwater to the Hopkins River mouth. Embrace a rewarding career and a vibrant lifestyle with us!
About Us
South West Healthcare's Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) is a specialist service for young people aged 0-25yrs and their families. With three embedded specialist streams: Infant Child and Family for 0-11 years old, and the Youth Streams for 12-25-year-olds consisting of the intake and short-term intervention and ongoing care streams.
About The Role
South West Healthcare's Infant Child and Family Service is seeking passionate and dedicated clinicians to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team of clinical specialists. As we work together to achieve the best possible clinical outcomes for young people and their families.
Our Infant Child and Family team provides outreach service provision across the Southwest and are responsible to ensure the provision of evidence informed and developmentally appropriate treatment, care and support, in partnership with community-based services, primary health providers and the broader mental health and wellbeing sector, to infants and children aged 0-11 and their families.
The role requires you to use your clinical skills to provide:
Evidence based assessment.Direct service provision to groups and individuals.Primary and Secondary Consultation to mental health and wellbeing sector partners including General Practitioners, Paediatricians,Community Development and Education as appropriate to the role.
Position Overview
Full-time On-going positionsWarrnambool Campus.
To learn more about the team and why we are fantastic, click here.
Successful applicants for this position may be eligible for an incentive payment for rent, childcare, relocation costs and more, as part of the new workforce and incentive grants program administered by Rural Agency Workforce Victoria (RWAV) from between $10,000 to $20,000.
What You Bring
The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent team building skills with experience in mental health clinical services an advantage.
Excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills and initiative with proven ability to work autonomously as well as an ability to work with limited direction, be self-motivated, and provide effective problem-solving and negotiation skills.
You're proactive, flexible, and resilient and happy to work autonomously, use your initiative, and have a high attention to detail.
You will be one of the following disciplines
A Registered Psychiatric Nurse with registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a registered nurse and have at least 2 years' experience in the provision of mental health services.
It would be desirable to have a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or completion of a specialist undergraduate Mental Health Nursing program.
Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3Salary Range: $100,932.00 - $112,091.20 per annum, pro rata, plus superannuation
An Occupational Therapist with a Degree in Occupational Therapy and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency.
Occupational Therapist Grade 2Salary Range: $88,030.80 - $101,197.20 per annum, pro rata, plus superannuation
A Social Worker with a Degree in Social Work & eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
Social Worker Grade 2Salary Range: $88,030.80 - $101,197.20 per annum, pro rata, plus superannuation
A Psychologist who has registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Psychologist, or a Provisional Psychologist completing a 5+1 program for psychology are supported and eligible to apply.
Psychologist Grade 2 (5+1 internship Provisional Psychologist are supported and eligible to apply)Salary Range: $92,627.60 - $104,811.20 per annum, pro rata, plus superannuation
What We Offer
You Will Enjoy Benefits Such As
Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributionsInternal and external professional development opportunitiesOngoing clinical supervisionA range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programsExcellent terms and conditions of employment
Who We Are
As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here.
SWH respects all individuals and promote equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.
SWH is the major specialist referral centre for the Barwon South West sub-region, and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health and aged services.
With a population of 39,000 and a catchment of 100,000 Warrnambool is the regional centre to Victoria's Great South Coast.
To learn about the vibrant town and region please visit: To Apply
Submit your application by selecting the Apply button below and include a cover letter and resume by Sunday 4 May 2025.
Please ensure you address the selection criteria as outlined in the position description.
Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with the Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2021-2024, or Victorian Public Health sector (Medical Scientists, Pharmacists & Psychologists) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2025
The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:
Police Record CheckEmployee Working with Children's CheckCurrent Immunisation status
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Applications close Sunday 4 May 2025 at 11.59PM
Posted 03 April 2025
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