Mental Health Clinician - Youth
Ballarat Central, VIC, AU, 3350
$43.67 to $56.72 per hour (based on discipline and experience) + salary packaging | Mental Health Clinician - Youth (Ballarat)
Permanent Full Time | 80 hours per fortnight including a monthly ADO
About the Role
Join a dynamic multidisciplinary team supporting young people aged 15-24 with mental health challenges across the Grampians region. Work closely with senior clinicians and the Lived and Living Experience Workforce to deliver recovery focused, family inclusive, evidence based care. This role offers meaningful responsibility and the chance to make a real difference in community mental health, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess mental health and risk to prioritise care and referrals
- Treat a caseload as primary clinician using evidence-based methods
- Develop, implement, and review treatment plans addressing biopsychosocial needs
- Involve families actively in treatment delivery
- Collaborate effectively within the multidisciplinary team
- Maintain accurate clinical records respecting privacy and confidentiality
Skills & Experience
- Relevant health qualification (psychology, nursing, social work, OT); AHPRA registration where applicable
- Valid Victorian driver’s licence and Working with Children Check
- Experience with evidence-based, family inclusive treatment for youth mental health
- Strong mental health assessment and clinical formulation skills
- Knowledge of trauma informed care and relevant legislation
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Interested?
Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Damien Taylor Team Leader on 0459 526 319 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.
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+.
