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Dual Diagnosis Clinician - Mental Health and Wellbeing Local - Cardinia

Job Requisition ID: 7680

Location: Dandenong, VIC, AU, 3175

Employment Type: Full Time Fixed Term

Posting Date: 30 Sept 2026

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Make a meaningful impact in your community and join a team where your expertise helps shape the future of mental health care.

An exciting opportunity exists to be part of the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Local (MHWL) being rolled out across Victoria as part of the ongoing reforms following the Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health. The Cardinia MHWL will be a key component of Victoria's reformed mental health and wellbeing system, with Monash Health playing a key role as part of the partnership consortium.





The MHWL will offer a range of mental health and community-based services aimed at supporting some of the most vulnerable members of the community in the Southeast of Melbourne.

We are seeking a Dual Diagnosis Clinicianto join the Cardinia MHWL team on afull-time basis.

About the Role

Improve outcomes for individuals experiencing co‐occurring mental health and substance use concerns by providing specialist assessments and interventions for co‐occurring disorders. This includes AOD comprehensive assessments, secondary consultation, and brief therapeutic interventions.

Key responsibilities include:

- Undertaking clinical mental state and risk assessments
- Providing secondary consultation to colleagues, including peer practitioners and community mental health practitioners
- Facilitating escalation of care when required (e.g. PTS, ICT, CCT)
- Delivering complex clinical care and brief therapeutic interventions (e.g. psychoeducation, coping strategies, single‐session family work)
- Supporting the multidisciplinary team to enhance capability in recognising and responding to co‐existing mental health and substance use issues
- Collaborating with the Clinical Manager to develop nursing practices and training
- Participating in cyclical clinical reviews and maintaining accurate, timely documentation
- Working in community settings and via telehealth
- Working collaboratively with consortium partners, clinicians, consumers, and families/carers





The Dual Diagnosis Clinician contributes to comprehensive assessment, coordinated treatment planning, and appropriate referral pathways for consumers presenting to the service.

This is a unique opportunity to positively influence mental health outcomes through team-oriented care planning and integrated service delivery.

In this role you will

- Uphold Monash Health iCARE values and MHWL principles
- Support governance frameworks and ensure clinical quality and compliance
- Maintain accurate documentation and uphold regulatory standards
- Deliver high-quality nursing services and support junior staff
- Ensure compliance with OH&S; and lived experience governance frameworks
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders, consumers, carers, and community members
- Promote inclusive care aligned with "no wrong door" and service-as-needed principles
- Participate in education, peer review, and quality improvement initiatives

About You

You are a compassionate and skilled clinician with:

- Strong communication and leadership abilities
- Experience in complex mental health assessments and interventions
- A collaborative approach to working with diverse stakeholders
- A commitment to continuous learning and service improvement

You will also have

- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and consent to ongoing registration checks via Monash Health's electronic credentialing systems
- Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing – or completion of a specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing program, or specialist post basic course of training leading t

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