Mental Health Clinician Eating Disorders

Mental Health Clinican - Eating Disorders

• Part-time position.
• Fixed term
• Heidelberg location and off site

About Austin Health:

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North East of Melbourne and state-wide.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced clinican to cover a 12 month maternity leave role  in our Specialist Eating Disorder team .

The Mental Health Clinician will provide clinical support in the expert clinical assessment and treatment to children and young people with eating disorders (aged 0 to 18 years) and their families who are referred to Austin Health’s ICYMHS.

Key components of the role involve the following:

• assisting with referral queries to facilitate rapid allocation of accepted referrals of children and adolescents with eating disorders into the ICYMHS Community Teams or onward referral to external agencies/providers where appropriate.

• participating in the weekly multidisciplinary assessment clinic/s

• supporting clinicians in the community teams with the clinical progress towards recovery.

Our benefits:

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Generous salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists 
• Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options 

Inclusion at Austin Health

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities.  We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Click here to view the position description for further details.

Application closing date:  21 October 2024.