Job Description

Infant/Child Senior Mental Health Clinician

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Senior Clinician ICYMHS Central East Specialist Child Team

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- Temporary Part-Time | Maternity Leave cover 0.6 EFT
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- Box Hill | Close to the train station, shops, cafes
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- Opportunities for career and professional development | Be part of our supportive and dynamic team
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Eastern Health

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Eastern Health is one of Melbourne's largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

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Our Employee Value Proposition is "Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts".

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This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

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About the role

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ICYMHS Specialist Child Teams are multi-disciplinary teams providing specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with young people aged 0 to 12, presenting with a range of mental health concerns, high levels of distress, and other psycho-social difficulties. The Specialist Child Team works closely with young people, their families, and care systems to provide systemic, relational, and recovery based mental health care.

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This is an opportunity for a senior clinician, or a clinician who is ready to step up into a senior clinician role, to join a supportive and skilled team. The team has structures to support clinician growth and development, such as, professional, clinical, and discipline specific supervision and support for professional development.

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About you

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To be successful in this role you will possess:

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- Allied health with five years post graduate experience in mental health.
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- Current OT, Clinical Psychology or Nursing registration with AHPRA. Social work eligibility for membership with AASW
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- Post Graduate qualifications in family therapy, child psychotherapy is desirable
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- Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience, or willingness to actively develop these skills
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- A strong commitment to high quality care
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- The ability to work as part of a diverse team
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- A desire to engage in reflective practice within a team environment
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- Excellent communication and organisational skills
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Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

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What we offer

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- Mentor and Shadowing program
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- Access to discovery days across our 50 sites
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- Study and professional development leave
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- Friendly & supportive teams
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- Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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- Fitness Passport for work-life balance
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- Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones
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- Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements
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- Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme
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- Access to Private Health Insurance offers
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- Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training
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- Cafes at all of our Hospitals
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Good to know:

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- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
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- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
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- As a child-protected organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
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- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
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- Advertising may end before the closing date.
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- We do not accept recruitment agency application
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If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

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Contact Person: Lorena Cano

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Contact Number: 9843 1200

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Contact Email: ***********@easternhealth.org.au

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Job Posting End Date: 26/08/2026

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Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7*** (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3***. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

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Our Values in Action:

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Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day

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📌 Infant/Child Senior Mental Health Clinician (Williamstown)
🏢 Eastern Health
📍 Williamstown