Senior Case Manager - Adolescent Inpatient Unit

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• Make a lasting impact of the lives of patients, their families and carers in this senior mental health clinician role
• Connect, learn and collaborate with our multidisciplinary team, located in Heidelberg
• Full time permanent opportunity, plus monthly Accrued Days Off
• Opportunity open to Grade 3 Social Worker/Occupational Therapist/Psychologist or Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurse

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 statewide. 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 Adolescent Inpatient Unit

The Adolescent Inpatient Unit (AIPU) is a small 11-bed inpatient unit located at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, that works closely with young people and their carers to achieve positive outcomes in all areas of functioning. The unit is part of the broader Infant Child Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS).

Adolescents who have turned 13 (but are not yet 18 years of age) are admitted for mental health assessment and treatment when their presentation presents high levels of risk, or when a more specialised service is required for assessment and treatment. These young people may be experiencing significant acute and complex emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties and have usually had some outpatient treatment.

The team is well supported by the Austin School teaching staff who work to keep young people connected to their home schools or help them reconnect to appropriate educational pathways.

About the role 

Working with a dynamic and highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide high quality expert clinical care and case management to young people, their families and carers referred for an admission into the AIPU.

As the Senior Case Manager, you will also provide leadership and professional supervision within your specific discipline and offer guidance and support to their immediate team and to the broader Infant Child Youth and Mental Health Service (ICYMHS). Contributions to staff learning, skill development and research are expected.

A regular day will see you:   

• Lead a small team of mental health clinicians that provide case management to our young people, their families and carers.
• Work with young people, their families and support network to facilitate their recovery journey and implement goals to work towards their discharge plan.
• Assess the clinical risk of each young person and effectively manage this risk through planning and intervention in conjunction with the Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Collaborate with the entire multidisciplinary team on AIPU on contributing to a healthy, productive and dynamic team culture to ensure better outcomes for young people in our care.
• Work collaboratively with the lived experience workforce empowering them in their roles and learning from them to improve practices for self and others.

About you 

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Case management experience working in mental health - family therapy and/or occupational therapy background highly considered 
• Related discipline of psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy or speech therapy with current Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) where applicable.

• Psychologists must be registered with a specialist endorsement in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology or Forensic Psychology.

• Nurses must have a Post Graduate Qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent.

• Social Workers – Eligibility for membership with Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

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 holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

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. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. 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: Whitney Cornell, Nurse Unit Manager at Whitney.Cornell@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Sunday 21 September 2025