Mental Health Clinician – Aged Care (Psychologist, OT, or Social Worker)
Location: South-Eastern Melbourne (Dandenong)
Employment Type: [Part-time / Contractor]

We are seeking a Medicare-accredited mental health professional — Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, or Accredited Mental Health Social Worker — to deliver short, targeted individual sessions and group programs for older adults in residential aged care.

About the Role:

Provide brief (20–30 min) one-on-one consultations for mood disorders, adjustment, grief, and behavioural support.

Facilitate group programs focused on mental wellbeing, resilience, and social engagement.

Work under Medicare Mental Health Care Plan MBS items.

Collaborate with GPs, nursing staff, and allied health to provide integrated care.

Offer practical strategies to care staff to support resident wellbeing.

Maintain timely, compliant clinical documentation.

What We’re Looking For:

Registration with AHPRA (Clinical Psychologist / Occupational Therapist) or AASW accreditation (Mental Health Social Worker).

Medicare provider status (Better Access & CDM item eligibility).

Experience working with older adults or in aged care preferred.

Excellent communication, rapport-building, and group facilitation skills.

Permanent residency or Australian citizenship (essential for PRODA access).

We Offer:

Competitive remuneration.

Flexible scheduling and autonomy in service delivery.

A supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

All referrals coordinated for you — focus purely on client care.

Opportunity to develop a specialisation in aged care mental health.

If you are a skilled, compassionate mental health clinician seeking meaningful work with older adults, we’d love to hear from you.