Job Description

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

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Employment Type - Temporary Full Time

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Hours per fortnight -80

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Job Category - RPN3, Psychology 2, OT3, SW3

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About the role

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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.

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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.

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Primary Role

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- 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.
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- Crisis mental health assessments of children aged 0-11 years presenting with significant emotional of behavioural disturbance.
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Alternative roles may include:

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

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



including consultation, education, and collaboration with families, health services, schools, and community providers.
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What we're looking for

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

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

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Contact person: Cassie Allen |Manager | Infant and Child Mental Health and Wellbeing Service| Barwon Health

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Email: [email protected]

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Phone: (03) 4215 8600

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