• Hawthorn East Location
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Full time long service leave backfill until 19/12/2025

About the Role

You are an experienced, dedicated and passionate mental health clinician, looking to make a real difference, not only in our community but also by leading and developing a fast growing team.

You will be either an experienced Psychologist, Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist specialising in Mental Health.

You are an extremely motivated clinician who has experience and passion to facilitate and develop group programs and are comfortable working with health consumers whom present with varying conditions and psycho-social stressors.

At your core, you are also a leader, who relishes in developing and growing a team and working to create processes and procedure to ensure optimum efficiency.

The Group Program and Brief Interventions Team Leader supports the ongoing development and delivery of the service including groups programs and one to one brief interventions across a variety of domains.

The position also provides high level clinical expertise in relation to psychological and group interventions for consumers presenting with multiple complex problems including serious mental illness, co-morbid high prevalence disorders, associated social relationship issues, everyday living skill needs and dual diagnosis, supporting other clinicians in the delivery of high quality mental health care.

• Lead the Group and Brief Interventions Program
• Evaluate programs
• Facilitating and supporting clinical staff in developing skills in group programs
• Work collaboratively with managers across various sites/clinics to ensure a streamlined service to consumers
• Lead service development and quality Improvement activities relating to Group and Brief Interventions Program
• Support expansion of the program with new roles and staff
• Provide Leadership in performance review and development
• Monitor key monthly performance indicators for the program and reporting back to the manager

Classifications for this position will range from

• Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4 NP75 - NP77 ($112,465 - $121,113 per annum)
• OT/SW Grade 3 YB24 - YB27 or YC46 - YC49 ($101,597 - $116,074 per annum pro rata)
• Psychologist Grade 3 PL1 - PL4 ($108,279 - $123,905 per annum pro rata)
  

Your Contribution

• 5 years' mental health experience within your discipline
• Eligible for registration within your disciplinary requirements
• Experience in developing and evaluating group programs
• Strong group facilitation experience
• A valid Nationally Coordinated National Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About St Vincent's Mental Health

The St Vincent's Mental Health Program are looking for people who are creative and imaginative around the possibilities that change can bring. We pride ourselves on seeking out and recruiting people who truly care, and are warm and friendly. We are looking for like-minded staff who are passionate, enjoy team work, and who come to work to make a difference to people's lives. If this is you, we would love to hear from you.

Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).