Social Worker - Mental Health Accredited (Grade 2)

Essendon Private Clinic is a fully accredited 32-bed private psychiatric hospital delivering evidence-based mental health care in Melbourne's Inner North-West. We take a neurodiversity-affirming, whole-person approach, integrating psychiatric, psychological, therapeutic, and lifestyle medicine support for consumers with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, personality disorders, and co-occurring conditions.

The Role

Join our Allied Health team as a Social Worker, delivering clinical interventions across inpatient and outpatient programs. You'll support adults experiencing complex mental health issues through psychosocial assessment, counselling, discharge planning, and community linkage, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver individual therapy sessions and facilitate inpatient and outpatient group programs independently

Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide recovery-oriented counselling and planning

Work with families and carers, including family conferencing and support

Play a key role in discharge planning, ensuring protected, coordinated transitions from inpatient to community care

Develop and maintain strong referral pathways to community services and external supports

Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and clinical handovers

Work collaboratively with nursing, psychiatry, and allied health teams while maintaining professional autonomy

Contribute to best practice implementation, service development, and quality improvement initiatives





Maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with hospital policies

What You'll Need

Degree in Social Work and eligibility for AASW membership

Minimum 1+ year experience as a Social Worker in healthcare or mental health settings

Sound knowledge of the mental health system and private hospital-based or rehabilitation models of care

Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams

Strong therapeutic and counselling skills, including demonstrated competencies in one or more therapeutic frameworks such as CBT, DBT, ACT, or Compassion Focused Therapy

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Intermediate computer literacy and clinical documentation skills

Current Working With Children Check; willingness to undergo National Police Check

Full Australian working rights

Mental Health Accreditation with the AASW

Private hospital or rehabilitation setting experience

Experience managing complex family dynamics, including family violence and familiarity with the MARAM framework

Knowledge of NDIS, TAC, or WorkCover processes

Familiarity with trauma-informed care and strengths-based practices

Why Join Us?

Supportive, collaborative allied health environment

Opportunity to work across inpatient and outpatient programs

Meaningful clinical work in high-quality private mental health care

Monthly external supervision (EPC-funded on pro-rata basis)

Opportunity to support whole-person recovery aligned with our model of care

Questions?Contact Brad Stolz-Grobusch, Hospital Director
E-mail:**********@machealth.com.au

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📌 Social Worker – Mental Health Accredited (Grade 2) (Melbourne)
🏢 Essendon Private Clinic
📍 Melbourne