• Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS)
• Permanent, Full Time (Part Time applications considered)
• Ringwood location
• Generous salary packaging options

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

About the role

As the successful applicant, you will bring significant experience in the provision of evidence-based care mental health care of young people and families presenting with complex mental health difficulties, and in operational, financial and clinical leadership.

As the Team Leader, you will have a key role in developing this relatively new service in partnership with the Team Consultant Psychiatrist. Together you will lead the team to develop an innovative model of care that supports the provision of effective evidence-based family therapy and group therapy interventions for young people up to the age of 25 years presenting with an eating disorder, with a particular focus on improving the outcomes for young people presenting with complex eating disorders that have not responded to usual treatment from one of our community teams.

Key components of the team’s functions will include:

• Provision of direct, intensive clinical case management and treatment for referred young people and their families, and include outreach, intensive family and group therapies
• Assessment and care planning
• Clinical consultation and support to CYMHS teams
• Coordination and delivery of multifamily therapy for anorexia nervosa
• Development of improved pathways of care for people within the mental health program experiencing a severe and complex eating disorder
• Delivery of secondary consultation and community education to key stakeholders across the eastern metropolitan region.

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Qualifications in either Occupational Therapy, social work, clinical psychology or mental health nursing.
• Particular interest and experience in working with people with an eating disorder
• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
• A strong commitment to high quality care
• The ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

If you believe you have the ability to make a difference in this rewarding industry, apply today!

Please note:

• All applications must be submitted online via E-Mercury
• All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Fit2Work Check, where preferred candidates will be required to complete a Criminal History Check at the expense of Eastern Health.
• You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.
• Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.

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