The Position

The position of Mental Health Clinician sits within the Counselling and Mental Health team. The focus of the role is to provide evidenced based therapeutic interventions to consumers aged 18 years and above including consumers of diverse backgrounds.

The Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) Counselling team provides a range of services including Generalist Counselling, Culturally Sensitive Counselling, Primary Mental Health Clinical Care Coordination (CCC’s), Access to Allied Psychological services (ATAPS), Psychological Treatment Services (PTS) and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP). The service delivery includes assessment, individual and group therapy, case reviews, consumer referral, educational programs, service liaison, consumer advocacy and other tasks as identified to address consumer needs.

BCHS are seeking a candidate with a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline with current registration with the Australian Health Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with mental health accreditation or a willingness to work towards mental health accreditation or registration with other relevant professional associations.

A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline with current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or membership, or eligibility for membership, of the relevant professional association.

Bendigo Community Health Services encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities.

The position description for this role can be found below.