Senior Mental Health Clinician - RPN 4

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• Opportunity to play a vital role in a vibrant, innovative, therapeutic team who work together to improve outcomes for children and families/carers
• Permanent, full time role with flexible working hours
• 24/7 residential rotating shift work based in Macleod
• Starting from $112,465.60 base + salary packaging + super

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 Booboop Narrkwarren Nagarra jarra-noun (BNNJN)

Booboop Narrkwarren Nagarra-jarra-noun (Family Healing) comes under the directorate of the Mental Health Division (MHD) Infant Child and Young People’s Mental Health (ICYMHS).  BNNJN is an early intervention service providing mental health recovery and support for children aged 0 – 12 years and their families. The Booboop Narrkwarren Nagarra-jarra–noun Centre provides a specialised therapeutic residential service for children who have experienced adverse life events and whose developmental trajectories continue to be disrupted by ongoing trauma related secondary adversities.  

The Centre supports these children and families / care systems to connect or reconnect with one another and with their communities by building meaningful, trusting therapeutic relationships. The Centre’s therapeutic milieu and multi-modal suite of therapeutic interventions provide evidence-based specialist support towards the work of restoring the child’s wellbeing and developmental trajectory.  Innovative and flexible service design ensures that Victoria’s most vulnerable children and families / care systems are supported to engage with the Centre and to sustain gains made at the Centre, via pre-and-post-stay therapeutic support.   

About the role

The Senior Clinician RPN 4 will provide support to the Program Manager , Team Leader and Consultant Psychiatrist in operational and clinical leadership at the Centre. They will lead a multidisciplinary clinical team ensuring a safe and therapeutic milieu on a rostered shift work basis. Senior Clinicians contribute to specialist therapeutic knowledge and skill in providing trauma-informed care to children, families, and their care systems. 

A regular day will see you

• Providing psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions to children and families residing at the Centre
• Facilitate group programs within the Centre for children, parents/carers and siblings
• Contribute your knowledge and skill set within the multidisciplinary team at care meetings and within care systems 

• Coordinate referrals and admissions of children and families to the Centre
• Liaise with relevant community agencies, provide secondary consultation, training and promote the service to wider community

About you

If you are passionate about working with children and families and have knowledge and experience in the use of current theoretical approaches and best practice and enjoy being part of a multidisciplinary team and shaping the future of an innovative child and family mental health team, we are keen for you to join us!

The successful candidate will be tertiary qualified in Nursing, have demonstrated knowledge of the mental health, family and community sector service system, proven experience working with children and families. 

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

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in working with children presenting with trauma-related mental health concerns, and their families.
• Experience in working therapeutically and systemically with children with mild to moderate mental health presentations.
• Demonstrated understanding of professional frameworks, theories, and practices as they relate to children and families and mental health.
• Demonstrated ability and knowledge of a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for both individuals and groups.
• Willingness and ability to work outside business hours and in an outreach capacity, including early morning and evening shifts, weekends, and possible overnight outreach.

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.
• Six weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options

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: Christine Denton Program Manager Residential Services - ICYMHS at Christine.Denton@austin.org.au or 0417 586 342.

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

Application closing date: Tuesday 27 January 2026