Job Description: Senior leadership opportunity Friendly and dynamic team Progress Your Career Today! About the Role Under the guidance of the Team Manager and Team Consultant Psychiatrist, and in conjunction with team members, provide a high level of leadership and supervision to staff, coordinating day to day clinical work, resources and consumer flow. This position will provide a high standard of clinical support to consumers presenting with a lived experience of mental illness, psychosocial issues, and substance use issues. Provide leadership to multidisciplinary staff members, and actively contribute to clinical practice within the mental health service as a senior staff member ensuring that clinical practice standards are met. Build a therapeutic alliance with the consumer and family/carers and actively engage them in the planning, delivery and evaluation of their care. Develop responsive and accessible services and continuity of care through effective liaison with the integrated adult area mental health service and other relevant services. Classification Range OT/SW Grade 3 YB24 - YB27 or YC46 - YC49 ($101,597 - $11,6074 per annum) Psychologist Grade 3 PL1 - PL4 ($108,279 - $123,905 per annum) RPN Grade 4 NP75 - NP77 ($112,465 - $121,113 per annum) Plus an over award amount (per annum) is attached on top of the base salary Your Contribution A minimum of 5 years post qualification in psychology, a minimum of 5 years post qualification in nursing, and a minimum of 7 years post qualification in Occupational Therapy or Social Work. Demonstrated leadership ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team and to contribute to a positive team environment within a community setting Proven ability to provide high quality mental health interventions to people with serious mental illness, including assessment, treatment, case management, crisis intervention, rehabilitation, demonstrated skills in engaging consumers with complex needs and a capacity to identify and respond to dual diagnosis clients 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! In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks 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 the Continuing Care Team The Continuing Care Team provides specialised treatment and ongoing support throughout the week during business hours. Employing the Strengths Model of Recovery-Oriented Practice, the multidisciplinary team delivers tailored clinical and therapeutic interventions to meet the specific needs of consumers with a lived experience of mental illness. 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 will therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations) POSITION PURPOSE Under the guidance of the Team Manager and Team Consultant Psychiatrist, and in conjunction with team members, provide a high level of leadership and supervision to staff, coordinating day to day clinical work, resources and consumer flow, deputising for the Team Manager when required. This position will provide a high standard of clinical support to consumers presenting with multiple complex problems including serious mental illness, associated psychosocial issues, and substance use issues. In addition to the clinical and operational work, a significant component of the role involves the development and maintenance of sustainable working partnerships with a range of other service providers both internal and external to St Vincent’s Health Australia. POSITION DUTIES Provide leadership to multidisciplinary staff members, and actively contribute to clinical practice within the mental health service as a senior staff member ensuring that clinical practice standards are met. Attend the daily operational planning meetings with the Team Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist and plan and allocate day to day clinical and other work responsibilities to the team including the oversight of referrals to the team. Ensure effective roster management systems are in place, implemented and monitored. Assist the Team Manager in ensuring the team meets clinical and operational targets by p roviding clinical and line supervision to individual staff members regularly. Assist the Team Manager in the recruitment of new staff where required. Deputise and act up for the Team Manager when required, or as delegated by the team manager Provide supervision to staff as well as students within the relevant discipline and provide clinical leadership through active participation in discipline specific activities Lead and contribute to service development and quality activities, such as policy and procedure development, delivery of education, and development of projects and portfolios Provide clinical services to consumers and their carers/supporters using a strengths-based approach including the provision of high-quality mental health assessments, case management and clinical interventions. Build a therapeutic alliance with the consumer and family/carers and actively engage them in the planning, delivery and evaluation of their care. Develop responsive and accessible services and continuity of care through effective liaison with the integrated adult area mental health service and other relevant services. Assist in the provision of primary, secondary and tertiary consultation services, community development, liaison and linkage to other agencies that also provide support to people with mental illnesses as required. Perform other tasks or duties as delegated by Team Manager. LOCAL WORK ENVIRONMENT St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner-city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The Adult Mental Health service components are: The Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), a 44 bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent’s Hospital Fitzroy Campus, the North Fitzroy PARC and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS) consisting of Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment Service (MSTS) and Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) services, Psychiatric Triage and Crisis Assessment and Treatment (CAT) service, Police, Ambulance and Clinical Response (PACER), ED Mental Health, Extended Triage and The Primary Intervention Care Team (PICT), Hospital Outreach Post Suicide Engagement (HOPE), Supporting Tenants at Yarra Housing Project (STAY). A Consultation & Liaison Service is provided to the general health service. NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Service, the Body Image and Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Service (BETRS) are regional services. State-wide services include the Victorian Dual Disability Service and the Victorian Transcultural Mental Health. The Acute Inpatient Service includes 5 beds designated as the Koori State-wide Inpatient Service and linked to and supported by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. St Vincent’s Mental Health is committed the recruitment and retention of high-quality staff. The service aims to support staff to maintain and develop their skills to provide excellent clinical care and to meet their own personal and career goals. SVMH has a strong education and research focus in addition to affiliations with a number of universities and educational institutions. All SVMH clinical staff are expected to be familiar, and practice in a manner consistent with the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce. SELECTION CRITERIA ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION, LICENSE OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Bachelor Degree in Occupational Therapy or Social Work, Clinical Masters in Psychology and current Registration as a Psychologist under the Health Professions Registration Act 2005 (Vic) , Division 3 or Division 1 Nurse with Psychiatric Endorsement from the Nurses Board of Victoria. Current registration or eligibility for appropriate professional body. Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency with the exception of Social Work. OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS A minimum of 5 years post qualification in psychology, a minimum of 5 years post qualification in nursing, and a minimum of 7 years post qualification in Occupational Therapy or Social Work. Demonstrated leadership ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team and to contribute to a positive team environment within a community setting Proven ability to provide high quality mental health interventions to people with serious mental illness, including assessment, treatment, case management, crisis intervention, rehabilitation, demonstrated skills in engaging consumers with complex needs and a capacity to identify and respond to dual diagnosis clients Extensive experience in the delivery of clinical mental health services and preferably in a diverse range of mental health service settings, knowledge of relevant legislation, mental health policy directions and principles and practice of community based service delivery including case management. Well developed interpersonal and communication skills, including sound oral and written communication skills and proven ability to liaise, negotiate and communicate with staff, community agencies and the wider service system Well developed understanding of quality improvement and evidence of implementation and evaluation of quality improvement activities. Commitment to work in accordance with the values of the Sisters of Charity Occupational Therapy Knowledge of and commitment to providing a comprehensive range of occupational therapy assessments and interventions for people with serious mental illness and complex needs, and their carers Understanding of evidenced based practice and models of occupational therapy (including the Model of Human Occupation) and their application in clinical practice Knowledge of sensory modulation theory and intervention Knowledge of the specific assessments including the MOHO Assessments and Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). Psychology Knowledge of and commitment to providing a comprehensive range of psychological assessments including diagnostic, cognitive and personality assessments for people with serious mental illness and complex needs Experience in the development and application of evidence based therapeutic interventions for people with major mental health disorders Comprehensive understanding of the theories of human behaviour and psychopathology and their application in clinical practice Nursing Knowledge of appropriate medication and administration management including relevant legislation Ability to apply nursing models and processes Awareness of infection control techniques. Social Work Knowledge of and commitment to providing a comprehensive range of social work assessment and intervention services for people with serious mental illness and complex needs Demonstrate knowledge of family and social system assessments with the ability to identify gaps and facilitate access to appropriate resources. Closing Date: 10 August 2025 11:59pm Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au View Reconciliation Action Plan Code of Conduct: View Code of Conduct
