Full Job Description
Mental Health Clinician – 26 Years+ Program | Victoria
Location: Victoria
Presented by: Limelight People
Department: Community Mental Health Services
Contract: Permanent (Full-time or Part-time)
Reports to: Clinical Lead (Clinical) and Site Team Manager (Operational)
About the Role
Limelight People are recruiting Mental Health Clinicians to join a dedicated 26 Years+ Community Mental Health Program providing high-quality, recovery-oriented care to adults experiencing mental health challenges.
This opportunity is suited to an experienced mental health professional seeking to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering evidence-based assessment, treatment and therapeutic interventions.
You will support consumers throughout their mental health journey, providing urgent and routine clinical assessments, safety planning, recovery-focused care planning and ongoing therapeutic support across community and bed-based settings.
Working within a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive framework, you will collaborate with consumers, carers, families and multidisciplinary teams to promote recovery, wellbeing and continuity of care.
Benefits & Perks
- Permanent full-time or part-time employment opportunities
- Work within a multidisciplinary community mental health service
- Ongoing professional development and clinical supervision
- Exposure to diverse and complex mental health presentations
- Strong clinical governance and quality improvement frameworks
- Opportunity to contribute to recovery-focused models of care
Roster & Travel Requirements
- Based within a Victorian community mental health service
- Participation in a 7-day roster cycle, including afternoon shifts
- Travel within the service area may be required
- Flexible work arrangements available depending on service requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, including urgent acute and routine assessments.
- Undertake risk assessments and support safety planning with consumers and carers.
- Deliver evidence-based clinical interventions within a recovery-oriented framework.
- Develop, review and evaluate treatment and recovery plans.
- Provide individual, group and family therapeutic interventions.
- Support consumers experiencing acute episodes of mental illness through assessment, treatment and recovery.
- Collaborate with consumers, carers, families, community services and multidisciplinary teams.
- Provide psychoeducation and support relating to mental health treatment.
- Monitor consumer wellbeing and facilitate access to appropriate services.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with legislative and organisational requirements.
- Participate in clinical supervision, case reviews, handovers and multidisciplinary meetings.
- Contribute to quality improvement activities, service development and clinical governance.
Requirements Applicants must hold one of the following:
- Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration and postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing; or
- Approved Social Work degree or qualification eligible for Australian Association of Social Workers membership; or
- Registered Psychologist with current AHPRA registration; or
- Registered Occupational Therapist with current AHPRA registration.
Additional requirements:
- Minimum 2 years' post-registration experience within mental health.
- Current Victorian Driver's Licence.
- Demonstrated understanding of contemporary mental health practice and recovery-oriented care.
- Knowledge of the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and relevant mental health standards.
- Strong clinical assessment, communication and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Commitment to trauma-informed and culturally sensitive practice.
Desirable
- Experience within community mental health, acute mental health or tertiary mental health services.
- Experience supporting consumers with alcohol and other drug (AOD) related needs.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act processes, including assessment orders and variations.
- Understanding of family violence frameworks, including FVISS, CISS and MARAM.
- Commitment to reflective practice and continuous professional development.
Community Mental Health Clinician employer: Limelight People
Join a leading regional Aged Care facility in Young, NSW, where you will be part of a supportive and collaborative management team dedicated to delivering the highest standards of care. With competitive remuneration of up to $130,000 plus super, relocation assistance, and ample opportunities for leadership development and career progression, this role offers a meaningful and rewarding career path in a community-focused environment.
