Senior Mental Health Clinician (RPN/SW/OT/SP GR4 or PSY Gr3)

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Full-time with flexible ADO, permanent position  
• Based in Moorabbin 
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist / Speech Pathologist Grade 4 or Psychologist Grade 3 
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision 

What's in it for you 

• Great team culture 
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment 

About us 

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) is friendly to infants, children, young people and their families/carers.   

We provide accessible mental health services inclusive of family, friends and support networks.   

We are a specialist, multi-disciplinary and intensive care mental health service incorporating the lived and living experience of family peer specialists and youth peer workers.   

Our service is divided into two streams 0-11 and 12-26 years and includes specialist services in the areas of perinatal care, neurodevelopmental presentations, eating disorders and outreach support.  

Here at Alfred Care Group our staff share they are proud of the workplace at ICYAMHWS, including shared values and attitudes, inclusion of diversity, company culture, innovation and impact, and career growth. ICYAMHWS staff feel working at ICYAMHWS is meaningful as they experience a sense of connection in what they do, express feeling valued in the work they undertake, and that they are making a difference. We pride ourselves on taking care of their staff by providing support, supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development, whilst challenging them to grow.   

If you want to build a career in a team that adopts a family focused and systemic lens, and one which values respect, partnership and integrity, then click below to learn more about this job opportunity  

What you’ll be doing 

The position sits within the 12-26 youth program, which provides clinical assessment and intervention, case-management and single session/brief therapy with children and young people experiencing emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties and their families. Embedded into the role are responsibilities for the provision of discipline specific consultation and assessment to clients and clinical services internal and external to ICYAMHWS.As a senior position, the role includes participation in leadership activities within the service as well as supervision of staff, and students. 

What we need from you 

• Approved tertiary qualifications and eligibility for with the relevant professional registering body (Nurses & Midwifery Board / Occupational Therapy Board / Psychology Board via AHPRA, or Speech Pathology Australia, or AASW) 
• Minimum 5 years experience
• Demonstrated capability in the provision of a full range of mental health interventions at a senior level 
• Australian working rights and current Influenza vaccination
• Current Victorian Driver's License
• Current Working with Children Check and be willing to undergo a Background Check 

Other benefits 

• Portable long service leave from other public health services 
• Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia. 
• Onsite car parking (subject to availability) and bike storage opportunities available 
• Access to discounted gym membership for gyms across Melbourne via Fitness Passport 
• Located close to public transport and cafes 

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, include your resume and cover letter.  

If applicable, specify specific requirements that you require in the cover letter or CV.   

For more information regarding the position please contact Mandy Asseraf (Team Leader) on ph: 8552 0555 or *********@alfred.org.au  

Closing date: 11pm AEST, Thursday 27th August 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.