Company description:

Grampians Health exists to serve our communities across the Grampians region, providing complete care as close as possible to people's homes.

Job description:

$50.40 - $61.47 depending on your discipline and level of experience

Up to $15,000 incentive payments may be available to support relocation

Full time & Part time applications welcome

Why Grampians Health in Ararat?

• Accelerate your career progression with our close-knit regional team, where diverse experiences and opportunities drive your professional growth.
• Step into clinical leadership and inspire the next generation of clinicians while shaping meaningful mental health outcomes.
• Experience a unique variety of cases and challenges only a regional setting can offer—opportunities you won't find in the city.
• Be challenged and make a real impact in a supportive environment dedicated to improving mental health care across rural and regional Victoria.

The Senior Clinician plays a vital role within our multidisciplinary team, working directly with consumers, their families, and supporters. Collaborating with the Team Leader, you will leverage your professional expertise to deliver evidence-based, best-practice mental health care while providing leadership and guidance to your team.

Key accountabilities:

• Clinical Leadership: Actively lead and participate in clinical activities within a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.
• Team Coordination: Facilitate team meetings, coordinate clinical case reviews, and manage daily operational tasks, delegating responsibilities as appropriate.
• Consumer Care: Provide direct and indirect support for complex presentations and maintain a manageable caseload alongside your leadership responsibilities.
• Service Improvement: Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of service delivery and programs offered by the Ararat Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team.
• Rural Service Commitments: Participate in weekend and on-call rosters to support the unique needs of our rural community.

Skills and experience

• Registered Nurse RPN4 Grade 4
• Occupational Therapist Grade 3
• Social Worker Grade 3
• Psychologist Grade 3

• Advanced assessment skills, and the ability effectively manage complex clinical presentations.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team while also excelling autonomously.
• A passion for providing high-quality care and contributing to service development.
• Previous experience in a Community Mental Health team is preferred
• Experience in a senior role would be advantageous, but not essential.
• Relevant professional qualification one of the below health-related disciplines, and current registration where applicable.

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here.

Relocation Support

Up to $15,000 incentive payments may be available to support relocation (paid as a reimbursement for Bond and rent, travel costs, removalists, accommodation, visa application fees and more).

The Victorian Government has allocated funds to support rural and regional Area Mental Health Services (AMHS) to provide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill.

The new workforce relocation and incentive grants program is being administered by Rural Agency Workforce Victoria (RWAV).

More information for eligibility requirement click here Area Mental Health Services · RWAV

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and ability to purchase additional leave
• Monthly ADO for full time employees, and 5 weeks annual leave
• Increase your take home pay! Salary package up to $9,010 in living-expense and $2,650 on meals, entertainment, venue hire or holidays!
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Allister Williamson, Team Leader Ararat, on 0400 755 366 for a confidential discussion.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ararat Region
Ararat has a population of over 11,000 and is situated 198km west of Melbourne on the Western Highway which connects the region to Adelaide. Ararat is the gateway to the Grampians Region and is characterised by stunning horizons, mountain scapes and a strong sense of community.

Advanced manufacturing, agriculture, food and wine production, construction, healthcare and tourism experiences underpin the economy. To learn more about Ararat please click - Visit Ararat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.