• Perm Full time, Psychologist Grade 3 or MHSW, headspace, South Melbourne
• Salary $108,000- $123,000 +super, salary packaging & wellbeing support
• Collaborative, highly skilled team with career development opportunities

About Us

Access Health and Community, with a 150-year legacy of compassionate care, is on a mission to build healthier lives together. Our team of over 400 dedicated employees and 200 volunteers, serve across 18 locations. We are thrilled to announce our upcoming merger with Inspiro, a trusted partner in community health.

Inspiro, with a skilled team of 100, is dedicated to providing accessible, inclusive, and high-quality care in the Yarra Ranges. This merger strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional care and opens up new opportunities for our team and the communities we serve.

The opportunity

Join a supportive and values-based culture with an engaged workforce at headspace South Melbourne, a part of Access Health and Community (AccessHC). We are dedicated to providing mental health, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), and wellbeing services to young people aged 12-25.

Our mission is to create an empowering environment where young people feel encouraged to seek help and thrive. You will ensure that young people seeking counselling are linked in with family, community and friendships networks, have pathways to education and workforce participation and have access to a range of support and services in relation to health, housing and developmental needs.

As the Clinical Lead /Senior Clinician, reporting to the Manager, headspace South Melbourne as well as co-located services, you will ensure young people and their family and friends are welcomed into the service with hope and empathy, using a ‘no wrong door’ approach. You will provide clinical leadership and supervision to a multidisciplinary team of multidisciplinary practitioners to ensure a holistic approach to the young person’s care.

This role includes holding a small caseload and facilitating clinical meeting, as well as being available for the team escalating risk concerns. The team will undertake mental health assessments, develop goals in collaboration with the young person and work with family/friends and other professionals to coordinate care.

You will be supported by the headspace Manager South Melbourne to ensure that evidence-based clinical practice standards are met and that young people accessing headspace South Melbourne receive high quality services which consider their developmental, clinical, social, family and other needs. Services may be delivered in person or via telehealth and based on site at headspace South Melbourne.

Salary band $108,000- $123,000 + super, with salary packaging benefits.

What you will bring

Key Selection Criteria

• Postgraduate qualifications in psychology and current registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist or Clinical or MHSW with or working towards accreditation
• Demonstrated experience in working with families and young people in mental health/AOD settings for a minimum of 5 years
• Demonstrated high level of skill in clinical risk assessment and management, including assessing for risk of suicide, self-harm and other risk domains
• Recognised qualifications/training and demonstrated experience in the provision of clinical supervision
• Registered with AHPRA as a Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor, or ability to register within first six months of employment
• Demonstrated ability to work creatively and respectfully with people from a diverse range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including LGBTIQA+, culturally and linguistically diverse, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant software applications

Attributes

• An approach that aligns with trauma-informed care principles of welcome, hope and empathy when working with young people and their family/friends
• Genuine interest and passion working with young people and their family/friends
• Skills in working with young people across the 12-25-year age group and a range of developmental stages
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills
• Good knowledge and understanding of the youth mental health and related services sector
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Demonstrated behaviours consistent with AccessHC values

Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits

At AccessHC, we offer more than just a fulfilling career; we invest in our people and provide an environment where you can thrive in a culture of collaboration and support. Our team members share commitment and passion to make a positive impact and this ethos creates a range of benefits for our people from opportunities for personal and professional growth to a sense of purpose and belonging.

Our culture promotes an environment of success and fulfilment. Join us and experience a career where you truly make a difference.

The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits:

• Supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce
• Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
• Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
• Focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
• Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Annual leave loading
• Generous salary packaging opportunities (up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/ entertainment expenses)

Please click the web link to view our culture and benefits: here.

Apply Now

If you are excited about this new opportunity, please forward your resume and cover letter responding to the key selection criteria. Please refer to the position description for the key selection criteria information on our career’s website: accesshc.org.au/careers.

For further information and/or if you would like the opportunity to discuss this role. Please contact Manager, headspace [email protected], using the subject line: Clinical Lead / Senior Clinician - headspace South Melbourne enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and may appoint the role before the end of date of the advertisement.

Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is a Child Safe Organisation that values inclusivity and diversity. We encourage applications from people with disabilities, those with lived experience of mental health and/or alcohol and other drugs (AOD) challenges, and those with diverse genders and sexualities.