Mental Health Clinician, Infant and Child Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

Job Category - RPN3, Psychology 2, OT3, SW3

- Provide high quality best practice assessment and treatment to women in the perinatal period, and infants and children aged 0-11 years
- Enjoy a rewarding position in a supportive team setting!
- Temporary full time position - 80 hours per fortnight

About the role

Join a progressive, multidisciplinary Infant and Child Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICMHWS) within MHDAS at Barwon Health, one of Victoria’s largest regional health services.

ICMHWS provides high quality best practice assessment and treatment to women in the perinatal period, and infants and children aged 0-11 years experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties. This job is responsible for the provision of high-level direct care to children of the service, their families, and supervision and education of students.

Primary Role:

- The successful candidate will be employed primarily to undertake mental health assessments of children aged 0-11 yrs and provide treatment to these children and their families.
- Crisis mental health assessments of children aged 0-11 years presenting with significant emotional of behavioural disturbance.

However clinicians may also have exposure to our specialist clinics and alternative roles may include:

- Access/Intake
- Perinatal Mental Health
- Community development /liaison
- School based program
- Autism assessment team

Key Responsibilities

- Lead specialist clinical assessment and treatment of infants, children (0–11), delivering family-inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-based care.
- Undertake complex risk assessment and clinical decision-making, ensuring safety of children while coordinating care from intake through to discharge.




- Drive integrated, multidisciplinary care and stakeholder engagement, including consultation, education, and collaboration with families, health services, schools, and community providers.

What we're looking for

- Advanced clinical expertise in infant and child mental health and perinatal psychiatry, with strong capability in assessment, treatment, and therapeutic interventions.
- Highly developed clinical judgement and risk management skills, particularly in complex and high-pressure environments involving vulnerable children and families.
- Collaborative, emotionally intelligent communicator with proven ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships across services.

Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.

- Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living expenses capped at $9,010
- Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

Child Safety

All appointments are subject to:

- Satisfactory Police Record Check
- Immunisation Status Clearance
- Working with Children Check (if applicable)

Additional information

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

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📌 Mental Health Clinician, Infant and Child Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (Geelong)
🏢 Barwon Health
📍 Geelong