At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver impactful mental health support through therapy and assessments in a collaborative team.
- Company: Essendon Private Clinic, a leading private psychiatric hospital in Melbourne.
- Benefits: Supportive environment, monthly supervision, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a passionate team dedicated to whole-person recovery and quality care.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while working in a dynamic mental health setting.
- Qualifications: Degree in Social Work, AASW membership eligibility, and experience in mental health.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 $ per year.
Essendon Private Clinic is a fully accredited 32-bed private psychiatric hospital delivering evidence-based mental health care in Melbourne's Inner North-West. We take a neurodiversity-affirming, whole-person approach, integrating psychiatric, psychological, therapeutic, and lifestyle medicine support for consumers with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, personality disorders, and co-occurring conditions.
Join our Allied Health team as a Social Worker, delivering clinical interventions across inpatient and outpatient programs. You'll support adults experiencing complex mental health issues through psychosocial assessment, counselling, discharge planning, and community linkage, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver individual therapy sessions and facilitate inpatient and outpatient group programs independently.
- Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide recovery-oriented counselling and planning.
- Work with families and carers, including family conferencing and support.
- Play a key role in discharge planning, ensuring safe, coordinated transitions from inpatient to community care.
- Develop and maintain strong referral pathways to community services and external supports.
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and clinical handovers.
- Work collaboratively with nursing, psychiatry, and allied health teams while maintaining professional autonomy.
- Contribute to best practice implementation, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with hospital policies.
What You'll Need:
- Degree in Social Work and eligibility for AASW membership.
- Minimum 1+ year experience as a Social Worker in healthcare or mental health settings.
- Sound knowledge of the mental health system and private hospital-based or rehabilitation models of care.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong therapeutic and counselling skills, including demonstrated competencies in one or more therapeutic frameworks such as CBT, DBT, ACT, or Compassion Focused Therapy.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Intermediate computer literacy and clinical documentation skills.
- Current Working With Children Check; willingness to undergo National Police Check.
- Full Australian working rights.
- Mental Health Accreditation with the AASW.
- Private hospital or rehabilitation setting experience.
- Experience managing complex family dynamics, including family violence and familiarity with the MARAM framework.
- Knowledge of NDIS, TAC, or WorkCover processes.
- Familiarity with trauma-informed care and strengths-based practices.
Why Join Us?
- Supportive, collaborative allied health environment.
- Opportunity to work across inpatient and outpatient programs.
- Meaningful clinical work in high-quality private mental health care.
- Monthly external supervision (EPC-funded on pro-rata basis).
- Opportunity to support whole-person recovery aligned with our model of care.
Questions? Contact Brad Stolz-Grobusch, Hospital Director E-mail: **********@machealth.com.au
Social Worker – Mental Health Accredited in Melbourne employer: Essendon Private Clinic
Essendon Private Clinic is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and friendly work environment for Registered Psychiatric Nurses. With a focus on employee growth and development, staff can thrive in a dynamic service that prioritises patient-centred care. Located in a pleasant area with free parking, EPC fosters a collaborative culture where every team member contributes to the positive patient experience.
