At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-quality mental health support to young people and their families.
- Company: Austin Health, a leading provider of health services in Melbourne.
- Benefits: Generous salary packaging, wellness initiatives, onsite childcare, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a diverse and inclusive workplace committed to cultural safety and health equity.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of young people aged 0-25 in a supportive team.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in mental health nursing or 7+ years for allied health staff, AHPRA registration preferred.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 $ per year.
Opportunity to play a vital role in a vibrant, innovative, therapeutic team that works together to improve outcomes for young people aged 0 - 25 years of age. Fixed-term, full-time position covering parental leave (30th November 2026 - 15th October 2027).
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Mental Health Division: The Mental Health Division provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. Services are across Adult and Older Adult, Infant, Child and Youth, as well as Speciality Services and can be bed-based or located in the community. All mental health services and programs work within a clinical framework that promotes recovery-oriented practice and supported decision-making. This approach to consumer wellbeing builds on the individual's strengths, working in partnership with their treating team. It encompasses the principles of self-determination and individualised treatment and care.
About ICYMHS: The Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) sits within the Mental Health Division and provides tertiary mental health services to the north-eastern catchment of Melbourne (currently the local government areas of Banyule, Boroondara, Darebin, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, and Yarra). Young people eligible for the service are aged 0-25. Positions are client-facing and based on site.
About the role: As the ICYMHS Triage Clinician, you will work with Austin Health and other ICYMHS teams, including external agencies. As a valuable member of ICYMHS, you will model Austin Health's core values as a senior clinician, providing interventions ranging from telephone support and referral options to face-to-face assessments. A regular day will see you:
- Provide a high standard of evidence-based care to infant/child to young people, and their families, carers, and other services.
- Work collaboratively with ICYMHS Teams and external agencies to ensure the best health outcomes.
- The ICYMHS Triage Clinician demonstrates and models exemplary professional conduct.
- Work in partnership with the other team leader, consultant psychiatrist and Program Manager to foster a positive culture.
About you: To be successful in this role, you’ll bring with you:
- Passion about working with children and young people and their family unit, supporting them with mental health concerns.
- Knowledge and experience in the use of current theoretical approaches and best practice, and enjoy being part of a multidisciplinary team and shaping the future of an innovative mental health team.
Further, you’ll have:
- A minimum of 5 years' mental health nursing experience and 7 years for allied health staff as per EBA.
- AHPRA registration, if applicable.
- Demonstrated senior experience and skills working with infant, child and youth services.
- A passion for working with 0 – 25 age range, their families and referring agencies.
- Strong commitment to learning and best practice by maintaining and updating your professional development portfolio.
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Jess Cherry, Program Manager - Community Teams ICYMHS at Jess.Cherry@austin.org.au.
ICYMHS Senior Triage Clinician in Melbourne employer: Austin Health
Austin Health is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional development in the vibrant city of Melbourne. With a strong commitment to fostering a collaborative work culture, employees benefit from comprehensive training programs and opportunities for career advancement, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector.
