Senior Mental Health Clinician

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Fixed Term Appointment
• Full Time - 80 Hours + ADO (1.0 EFT)
• Based in St Kilda Rd Clinic
• Salary Package:  $112,465.60 - $121,113.20 + Superannuation
• Great Staff Benefits!

What's in it for you?

• Regular professional supervision
• Frequent professional development opportunities
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment

About us

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health is responsible for the operation of services, which focus on people with a severe mental illness residing in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne.

The single most important goal of Alfred Mental & Addiction Health is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts and strives to minimise service system barriers to the recovery process.

Position Summary

In this role, you will will provide clinical leadership to clinicians in St Kilda Road Clinic CMHS. You will serve as a role model for professional practice with demonstrated capacity to translate policy into practice and exhibit effective communication of expected standards. The capacity to undertake and contribute to service development and quality projects is essential. 

The position requires experience in the diagnosis and provision of assessment and interventions with young people with mental health challenges and other drug issues and their families. 

About You

• Approved tertiary qualifications and eligibility for membership of AHPRA or relevant professional registering body
• Experience providing assessment and treatment of mental health disorders and alcohol and other drug disorders to young people and their families
• Australian working rights
• Current Victorian Driver's License
• Be willing to undergo a Background Check

Other Benefits

• Portable long service leave from other public health services
• Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - Wellbeing initiatives, access to salary packaging, onsite childcare and gym, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
• Located close to public transport, shops and restaurants

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

For more information regarding the position, please contact Valerie Grueva on ph: 9076 9888.

Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Monday 6th October 2025.

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. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au