At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide mental health support to children aged 0-12 and their families.
- Company: Join Eastern Health, a leading public health service in Melbourne.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, professional development, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Embrace diversity and work in a child-safe organisation.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young lives while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Allied health degree with five years of mental health experience required.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 $ per year.
Location: Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Job Posting Date: 30 Oct 2026
Senior Clinician ICYMHS Central East Specialist Child Team
Temporary Part-Time | Maternity Leave cover 0.6 EFT Box Hill | Close to the train station, shops, cafes
Opportunities for career and professional development | Be part of our supportive and dynamic team
About 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 and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”. This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER.
About the role
ICYMHS Specialist Child Teams are multi-disciplinary teams providing specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with young people aged 0 to 12, presenting with a range of mental health concerns, high levels of distress, and other psycho-social difficulties. The Specialist Child Team works closely with young people, their families, and care systems to provide systemic, relational, and recovery based mental health care. This is an opportunity for a senior clinician, or a clinician who is ready to step up into a senior clinician role, to join a supportive and skilled team. The team has structures to support clinician growth and development, such as professional, clinical, and discipline specific supervision and support for professional development.
About you
- Allied health with five years post graduate experience in mental health.
- Current OT, Clinical Psychology or Nursing registration with AHPRA.
- Social work eligibility for membership with AASW.
- Post Graduate qualifications in family therapy, child psychotherapy is desirable.
- Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience, or willingness to actively develop these skills.
- A strong commitment to high quality care.
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team.
- A desire to engage in reflective practice within a team environment.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
What we offer
- Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits.
- Mentor and Shadowing program.
- Access to discovery days across our 50 sites.
- Study and professional development leave.
- Friendly & supportive teams.
- Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
- Fitness Passport for work-life balance.
- Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones.
- Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements.
- Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme.
- Access to Private Health Insurance offers.
- Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training.
- Cafes at all of our Hospitals.
Good to know:
We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team. We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees. As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture. Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. Advertising may end before the closing date. We do not accept recruitment agency applications.
Job Posting End Date: 29/11/2026
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day
Infant/Child Senior Mental Health Clinician in Melbourne employer: Eastern Health
Eastern Health is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With modern offices in Richmond and excellent public transport links, employees enjoy a healthy work-life balance, enhanced by generous benefits such as five weeks of annual leave, flexible working hours, and access to extensive professional development opportunities. Joining Eastern Health means being part of a dedicated team committed to making a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of diverse communities across Victoria.
