Senior Mental Health Clinician | Community Mental Health Team | Bellarine
Employment Type - Temporary Full Time
Hours per fortnight - 80
Job Category - RPN4, OT4, SW4, Psychologist G2
Req Id - 7629
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- An exciting opportunity to step into a senior role
- Join a supportive multidisciplinary team
- Temporary Full time Parental leave cover with ADO’s per month
About the role
Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) provide specialist, recovery-oriented care to individuals experiencing serious mental illness within their local community.
The Bellarine CMHT delivers comprehensive, multidisciplinary mental health care across the Bellarine Peninsula, supporting consumers in community settings with a strong focus on continuity of care, recovery, and community connection. The team works collaboratively with consumers, families and carers, and key service partners to ensure coordinated, timely and person-centred support.
As a Senior Clinician, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality clinical care and leadership within a multidisciplinary team, supporting complex presentations and contributing to safe, effective and responsive service delivery aligned with the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive assessment, treatment and recovery-oriented interventions for individuals experiencing serious mental illness, including family/carer-inclusive practice
- Deliver care within a multidisciplinary, community-based model, ensuring interventions are timely, coordinated and aligned to legislative and service requirements
- Contribute to service delivery functions including intake, clinical management, duty/risk assessment and community liaison, supporting effective access and continuity of care
What We Are Looking For
- Demonstrated experience delivering high-quality mental health assessment and recovery-oriented interventions within a community or acute setting
- Strong ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including managing risk, complex presentations and care coordination
- Capacity to contribute across core service functions such as intake, duty, and clinical case management
- Must be able to work a 7-day rotating roster, including weekends and evening shifts (in line with the Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement)
Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.
- Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Extensive professional development opportunities
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living expenses capped at $9,010
- Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
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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, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.
Child Safety
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)
Additional information
If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at peopleassist@barwonhealth.org.au
All appointments are subject to:
- Satisfactory Police Record Check
- Immunisation Status Clearance
- Working with Children Check (if applicable)
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Please note: We do not accept resumes via email.
Barwon Health does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Candidates must apply directly through the official recruitment portal.
Contact person: Michele Brueckner | Manager, South Adult CCS| Bellarine and Surf Coast CCS | Barwon Health MHDAS
Email: micheleb@barwonhealth.org.au
Phone: 0448314463
Application closing date: Tuesday 7, April 2026
Internal applicants:
If you are currently employed at Barwon Health, please ensure you sign in via the Employee Login on the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page through the intranet before applying.
Shortlisting may commence prior to the closing date - early applications are encouraged.