Senior Clinician | Community Acute Intervention Service Outreach Team 1
Employment Type - Permanant
Hours per fortnight - Multiple Permanent positions available
Job Category - Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist
Req Id - 6590
Seeking an experienced mental health clinician to work with the Community Acute Intervention Service Outreach Team.
- Provide crisis assessment, treatment and assertive support to individuals
- Enjoy a role that will be varied, challenging and rewarding
- Multiple Permanent positions available
About Barwon Health
Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care. We serve more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites. Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant culture of education, training and research that advances health and wellbeing for all.
About Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services (MHDAS)
MHDAS provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues, and their families.
Our service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are client centred, accessible and family inclusive. We are fortunate to enjoy terrific internal relationships and have developed excellent partnerships with the local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients.
MHDAS is entering a new phase of co-design of our service system with people who access our services and our wider community. This will build on our nationally recognized unique cultural approach to the challenges of recovery-oriented service delivery to redesign our service system.
About the facility
Our major sites include University Hospital Geelong in Geelong’s CBD, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, Barwon Health North in Norlane, and residential aged care facilities spanning the region. Comprehensive mental health, community health and dental services are delivered through various programs across the Barwon Southwest Region, including Torquay and Colac.
About the facility Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services (MHDAS) provide integrated, and recovery orientated mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and / or drug and alcohol issues, and their families.
The Community – Acute Intervention Service is a 7-day a week service with two shifts. The team is a tertiary level multidisciplinary mental health drug and alcohol team.
The team will:
- undertake assessments rated by Triage as Category B (CAT B) or Category C (CAT C) for 12-65 age range
- provide brief intervention to consumers requiring tertiary mental health treatment for up to a maximum of 28 days where consumers are in an acute phase of their illness, are not otherwise engaged with community mental health services and are aged 16-65
- provide ED post follow up phone calls to consumers who have left the ED after assessment and are not referred to other tertiary mental health services
About You
- Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist
- Must have experience in acute mental health and AOD assessment and treatment
- Be able to demonstrate advanced level of clinical skills the assessment and treatment of people with acute mental health and substance use disorders in a community setting
About the role
We are seeking a highly motivated senior clinician to provide acute community assessment and treatment for people in the acute phase of their mental illness and/or alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. Additionally, you will demonstrate leadership in both the ongoing development of the acute intervention service and day-to-day operations of the team.
Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.
About the culture
You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality services. We promote positive, respectful relationships and strong partnerships within the workplace. Grow and develop your capabilities with Barwon Health’s commitment to professional development.
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction.
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
- Wide-range of professional development opportunities to enhance your career.
- Attractive salary packaging benefits. Living expenses capped at $9010 and meals and entertainment capped at $2650.
Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘Tongue of Land’.
Geelong offers a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes.
- Geelong is home to world class schools and education providers.
- Appreciate our vast and abundant parklands, sports and entertainment attractions, and thriving dining and shopping complexes.
To learn more about the region, click here.
Diversity and Inclusion
Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve.
We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, and family structures. We proudly support LGBTIQA+ inclusion and are committed to a safe and inclusive workplace for all.
We encourage applications from:
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
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LGBTIQA+ community members
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People of all gender identities
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People with disability
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Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us. peapleassist@barwonhealth.org.au
Barwon Health is a totally smoke-free workplace.
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)
Prior to commencement with Barwon Health, all new employees are required to provide a completed Barwon Health Immunity Status form and have Staff Care clearance.
Contact person: Justine Maggs | Manager Community Acute Intervention Services |Outreach team & MHARS
Email: justine.maggs@barwonhealth.org.au
Phone: 0448 823 693, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Application closing date: Sunday 7, December 2025