Senior Clinician - Group Program Coordinator

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• Fantastic Opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Clinician to join our Austin Health Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) as the Group Program Coordinator.
• Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive and evidence-based group program.
• Chance to work across youth and child community teams and in bed-based services.
• Multidisciplinary Team Approach to group work interventions
• Parental leave cover up to 38 hours- job share considered.

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 Mental Health Division

The Mental Health Division provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. Services are across Adult and Child and Adolescent and can be bed based or located in the community. 

All mental health services work within a clinical framework that promotes recovery-oriented practice and supported decision making. This approach to consumer wellbeing builds on the strengths of the individual working in partnership with their treating team. It encompasses the principles of self-determination and individualized treatment and care. 

The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) sits within the Mental Health Division and provides tertiary mental health services to the north-eastern catchment of Melbourne (currently the local government areas of Banyule, Boroondara, Darebin, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, and Yarra). Young people eligible for the service are predominantly aged 0-18 years with several teams currently working with those aged up to 25 years.

About the role 

The Group Program Coordinator position provides both clinical and operational coordination for a comprehensive group program for children, young people, and their families who have been referred to Austin Health’s ICYMHS.

The incumbent is responsible for leading the development and implementation of a comprehensive and evidence-based group program. In addition to coordination and clinical oversight, the role includes supporting other clinicians in the delivery of groups, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to support group planning, and collaborating with other service providers in the catchment to ensure a seamless and integrated approach to care.

The position plays a role in providing clinical training, supervision and reflective practice to staff and students working for ICYMHS to ensure ongoing professional development and competency in group work interventions. It is expected that the incumbent will work across several of Austin ICYMHS sites, community organisations and schools.

About you 

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

• Relevant professional qualification in health-related discipline and current registration with the relevant professional board association or college.
• Relevant years of experience for a senior role as per the relevant EBA
• Extensive experience developing, implementing and evaluating group interventions.
• A strong capacity and commitment to supporting mentoring and up skilling clinicians working in the group program. 
• A commitment to ensuring safe, best-practice care that puts consumers at the heart of the service delivery. 

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: Sandy Robertson, Program Manager Central, Sandy.Robertson@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Friday 27 June 2026