Brophy has expanded the delivery of mental health services to young people, with a brand new headspace centre soon to be established in the heart of Hamilton.

Employee Benefits:

• 11 Wellbeing Days (to support worker well-being) - in addition to Annual Leave
• Awesome Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing options of up to $15,899 per FBT year
• Portable Long Service Leave (from eligible organisations)
• Regular Clinical Supervision
• Excellent Learning & Development opportunities
• Minimum $106,562.82 negotiable salary

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Mental Health Clinician who is an experienced professional, skilled in delivering early intervention services to young people with mild to moderate mental health needs. Based in the picturesque town of Hamilton, this role will involve managing a caseload of evidence-based interventions across various funding streams within the headspace stepped care model. It also focuses on engaging young people creatively and assertively to encourage early help-seeking behaviours.

In addition to delivering care, our Senior Mental Health Clinician will provide clinical supervision and support to a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safe, youth-friendly, culturally appropriate, and evidence-based services. This role also supports clinical decision-making, collaborates with external stakeholders, and assists in staff development, orientation, and training. One of the primary duties is to promote continuous improvement by evaluating service outcomes and feedback systems, aiming to enhance care for young people and their families.

Do your skills include:

• A sound knowledge of the common mental health issues faced by young people, with demonstrated experience and advanced skills in delivering mental health interventions in a range of mental health settings to young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health presentations.
• Providing support, consultation and expertise to clinical staff and private practitioners in the delivery of early intervention mental health care, and services for young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families
• Delivering a range of psychological interventions; including individual therapy, group work, and family work to an allocated caseload of clients with mild to moderate mental health needs across the headspace stepped care model.
• Proven track record in building and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

Are your credentials:

• Qualifications in an Allied Health discipline including Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Nursing (Div 1) or Occupational Therapy.
• Occupational therapists who have full and current professional registration to practice from AHPRA must also have completed additional mental health-specific training or endorsement in mental health.
• Division 1 Mental Health Nurses who have full and current professional registration must also have completed mental health specific training or have endorsement in mental health.
• Current full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (APHRA); or membership of eligibility for membership with Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) .
• Current eligibility as an Allied Mental Health Professional to provide Medicare funded psychological therapies.
• A current Drivers Licence (the position will require regular travel throughout the region to deliver services and support headspace Hamilton and outreach service teams).

Desirable;

• Current registration as an APHRA approved supervisor for psychology internships is desirable but not essential.

How to Apply:

Please upload your current CV, as well as a Cover Letter outlining why you'd be perfect for the role and include statements briefly addressing the key selection criteria.

About Brophy (headspace Lead Agency):

Brophy Family & Youth Services has supported children, young people, families, and the southwest Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want.

At Brophy, you will join a team of just over 200 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas, including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support, and disability services.

At Brophy our Vision is not just focused externally on our community – we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce, we achieve this together through innovation and healthy relationships, and by positively contributing to building an advantaged community.

Brophy’s headspace services are growing across the region – from our Warrnambool services, now in operation for almost 15 years; we also provide a satellite service in Portland and are now working to establish a new headspace centre in Hamilton.

Diversity and Inclusion at Brophy:

Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone.

We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities.

Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.

For more information please contact Pamela Mawson, Operations Manager - headspace Hamilton on [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Mental Health Clinician - headspace - Hamilton enquiry via EthicalJobs, or 03 5561 8888.

Applications will be assessed as they are received, and candidates may be contacted for interview prior to the closing date.