Mental Health Community Clinician - Infant, Child & Youth; Gippsland

Position: Mental Health Community Clinician - Infant, Child & Youth (Gippsland)
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Ongoing - Full-time     Salary: $90,000 - $150,000     Grade:
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Medicine, nursing and midwifery

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Gippsland - Latrobe     Reference: 1975     About the role    The team at Latrobe Valley Infant, Child and Youth Service (LV ICY) are looking for someone passionate about supporting infants, children, young people and their families undergoing mental health recovery.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Mental Health Clinician (Infant, Child and Youth) to join our Community Mental Health Services team in Traralgon in an ongoing position. In this role, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team working with a broad range of mental health presentations, providing high-quality, evidence-based and recovery-focused care across the Latrobe Valley region.
As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will:
- Conduct timely assessments and deliver therapeutic interventions in line with best practice.  - Provide individual, family and group interventions within a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive framework.  - Work collaboratively with consumers, carers and community services to promote recovery and wellbeing.  - Contribute to safety planning, discharge planning and ongoing treatment reviews.  - Support the implementation of the Optimal Health Program and other recovery-oriented initiatives.
This role is part of a 7-day rotating roster and reports clinically to the Infant, Child and Youth Clinical Lead and operationally to the Site Team Manager.
About you    Ideal candidates for this role will have:
- Tertiary qualifications and current registration as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Social Worker or Speech Pathologist.  - At least 2 years’ experience in mental health, or in working with infants, children and young people.  - Strong clinical skills in assessment, intervention, crisis management and care planning.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and engage with a wide range of stakeholders.  - A commitment to recovery-focused, family-inclusive and culturally safe practice.  - A current driver’s licence.
Applications are also welcomed from individuals who have completed five years of psychology training and are seeking a one-year internship pathway toward registration as a psychologist.
Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:
- Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.  - Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.  - Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.  - Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.  - A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.  - Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.
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Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With versatile working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.
LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres,            from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.
Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

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