24 Jul
SilverChain
Melbourne
**Date**:29 May 2025
**Location**: Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3000
**Company**:Silver Chain Group Limited
**Mental Health Clinician - Casual**
- Deliver psychological interventions for depression to older people receiving aged care at home via telehealth as part of a clinical research trial
- Casual position, working 15-20 hours per week
- Fully remote position, working in a supportive team
**The opportunity**
The Mental Health Clinician will join a collaborative multidisciplinary team implementing and evaluating a psychological intervention that aims to reduce depression among older people who receive aged care in the home. The EMBED trial is led by Professor Tanya Davison at Silverchain - one of Australia's largest home care providers.
The trial is funded by the Medical Research Future Fund and conducted in partnership with several leading academics.
This position would ideally suit a psychologist, occupational therapist, counsellor, social worker or mental health nurse with significant experience delivering psychological interventions.
The intervention is based on individually tailored behavioural activation and lifestyle therapies, and delivered to older people at home via telephone and video calls using a clinician manual and a range of clinical resources. Digital technologies will be used to enhance outcomes, and interventions will be delivered in collaboration with aged care workers and external health care providers. If effective, this approach could transform routine practice for older people nationally.
The Mental Health Clinician will work as part of a supportive team, with opportunities for regular group supervision and mentoring. Training in the treatment approach will be provided.
**Key responsibilities**
- Conduct mental health assessments and deliver psychological treatment to older people using telehealth and other digital treatment modalities, according to a treatment manual.
- Liaise with Silverchain aged care workers and external health professionals around psychological interventions, as required.
- Manage clinical escalations according to the trial protocol and organisational policies and procedures.
- Collect clinical data and complete reporting on older people's engagement with the intervention, outcomes and progress.
**Key Selection Criteria**
- Postgraduate (e.g., Masters, Professional Doctorate) or other relevant university degree in a field related to mental health (e.g., clinical psychology, counselling, mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy).
- Professional registration to practice in Australian as appropriate for profession (e.g.,
through Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency).
- A minimum of two years' experience delivering psychological therapies, such as behavioural activation or cognitive behavioural therapy.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ideally with experience collaborating with healthcare and/or aged care providers.
The following criteria are also highly desirable:
- Experience working with older adults.
- Demonstrated experience delivering psychological therapy via telehealth and an interest in use of digital treatment models.
- Advanced MS Office skills and familiarity with electronic client record systems.
- Previous experience working in a research context would be welcomed but is not essential.
**Benefits**
- Competitive hourly rate + Super + the ability to salary package up to **$18,550.**:
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing resources and support.
- Exclusive fitness and health insurance discounts.
- Option to purchase an extra 2 weeks leave per calendar year.
- Paid parental leave of 12 weeks.
- 17% Leave Loading.
- Subsidised gym membership with participating gym partners.
**How to apply**
**About Silverchain Group**
For 130 years, Silverchain has been a leading provider of high-quality health and aged care in the homes and across Australia. It is our ambition to create a better home care system for all Australians.
Join our team of more than 5,800 staff, including corporate staff, nurses, doctors, allied health, care experts and a dedicated research and innovation division, operating as Silverchain, RDNS Silverchain and KinCare. We care for more than 140,000 clients across Australia.
We'll provide you with opportunities to help you develop and grow in your career, with training and education programs to help you achieve your goals.
We reserve the right to commence the recruitment process and extend or withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date.
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