Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Community Mental Health Clinician (4+ years) to join a leading public mental health service in Regional Victoria, delivering evidence‐based, recovery‐focused care across a range of specialised community programs. You will play a key role in supporting consumers experiencing complex mental illness by providing comprehensive assessment, crisis response, therapeutic interventions and sustained case management in a trauma‐informed, person‐centred framework.
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Teams include:
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CATT/ECAT (Crisis Assessment & Treatment Team)
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Continuing Care / Case Management
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Triage / Intake & Assessment
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HOPE (Hospital Outreach Post‐Suicidal Engagement)
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Youth Community Mental Health
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Adult Community / PARC Liaison / Brief Intervention
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Your Clinical Impact As a senior community clinician, you will use advanced mental health nursing or allied health skills to:
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Provide high‐quality psychiatric assessment, formulation and risk stratification, including suicide and violence risk.
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Lead recovery‐oriented case management, supporting consumers with complex biopsychosocial needs.
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Deliver structured therapeutic interventions such as CBT‐based strategies, safety planning, relapse prevention, sensory modulation, psychoeducation and family‐inclusive practice.
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Conduct crisis assessments in the community, ED, home‐based care or telehealth environments.
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Undertake Triage & Intake assessments using clinical prioritisation frameworks and assertive follow‐up.
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Partner with HOPE or post‐discharge teams to provide assertive outreach, engagement and ongoing safety planning.
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Collaborate with GPs, psychiatrists, AOD services, NDIS providers, housing, and other community agencies to ensure integrated care.
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Drive clinical governance through participation in clinical reviews, reflective practice, care planning meetings and multidisciplinary case conferences.
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Key Responsibilities:
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Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments including MSE, risk formulation, diagnostic considerations and needs assessment.
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Develop and implement individualised treatment, support and recovery plans.
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Provide crisis intervention, including short‐term intensive support and escalation where required.
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Deliver evidence‐based therapeutic interventions, both individual and group‐based.
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Coordinate care across multiple service providers and promote multi‐agency collaboration.
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Maintain high‐quality clinical documentation aligned with the Mental Health & Wellbeing Act ****.
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Participate actively in multidisciplinary team meetings, clinical governance, and ongoing service development.
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Contribute to quality improvement, service innovation and best‐practice care pathways.
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Key Requirements:
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Minimum 2+ years recent experience in Community Mental Health (public mental health preferred).
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Tertiary qualification in Nursing, Social Work, Psychology or Occupational Therapy with current AHPRA or AASW registration.
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Demonstrated expertise in:
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Complex risk assessment & crisis response
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Care coordination & recovery‐oriented practice
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Trauma‐informed, culturally safe and consumer‐led care
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Strong understanding of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Act ****, recovery model, and Victorian public mental health frameworks.
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Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
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Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
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Valid driver's licence (community work required).
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What's on Offer:
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Market-competitive salary under Victorian Public Mental Health Award
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Salary Packaging + Relocation Support available
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Supportive multidisciplinary team culture
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Work-life balance & meaningful community impact
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Opportunity to diversify experience across crisis work, continuing care, youth/adult streams, and post‐discharge programs
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📌 Mental Health Clinician (Victoria)
🏢 Sharp & Carter
📍 Victoria