Mental Health Clinician - Specialist Eating Disorders Service

Reference Number:  2536
Category:  Mental Health
Department:  Child & Youth MHS
  • Make an impact joining the Infant Child and Youth Mental Health team in a new Eating Disorder Outreach model
  • Full time, fixed term opportunities until June 2027
  • Heidelberg location  

 

Austin Health is a major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north0east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.     

 

About the Mental Health division  

The Mental Health division is committed to promoting the highest levels of mental health care for our patients. In realising this goal, the division leads and excels in research, teaching and the use of person-centred evidence-based practice. The division provides services on all three campuses of Austin Health, from the Emergency Department through to bed-based services and ongoing ambulatory care.  

 

About the role

As the Mental Health Clinician, you 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 Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS).

 

A regular day will see you:

  • Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues within the Specialist Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) community teams and bed-based services within the service.
  • Provide clinical eating disorder assessment, and treatment planning recommendations supporting families involved in clinic-based and outreach treatment.
  • Support consumers to access mental health services and other relevant community resources to assist in their ongoing treatment and recovery.
  • Contribute to the new program design and implementation.

 

About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring with you:

  • Relevant qualification and current AHPRA registration.
  • Clinical experience for the profession, according to the relevant Enterprise Agreement, specifically in mental health or family therapy.
  • A deep understanding of recovery-focused care in eating disorders and an ability to work from a strengths-based approach.
  • Willingness to participate in ongoing training and supervision as part of your role. 
  • Highly effective communication skills and the ability to engage with staff capacity building their skills and knowledge in eating disorders.
  • A commitment to ensuring safe, best-practice care that puts consumers at the heart of the decision-making process. 

 

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: 

  • Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals and accommodation.
  • 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 at Austin Hospital, easy access via multiple public transport options and car parking.

 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.  

 

 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 or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sandy Robertson (Program Manager), Sandy.Robertson@austin.org.au

 

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

 

Application closing date: Wednesday 20 March 2025