Youth Justice Senior Clinician

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.

• Permanent, Part-time (0.8EFT/60.8hours/fortnight)
• Based between Moorabbin and Frankston
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist / Speech Pathologist Grade 4 OR Psychologist Grade 3
• Portable long service leave from other public health services

What's in it for you

• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• 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.

Alfred Care Group 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. Alfred Care Group prides itself 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

In this role, you will provide specialist mental health assessment, treatment and support for young persons and their families involved with the Youth Justice system. In addition, the role has an educational, community development and networking role which includes consultation and advice to Youth Justice.

The Senior Youth Justice Mental Health Clinician position is expected to have high level skills in the assessment, treatment and care-coordination of young people with mental health difficulties and well -developed skills in education training, consultation and liaison. They will provide an ‘in-reaching’ style of engagement, mental health assessment and treatment – working from both the Youth Justice Offices and Monash Health sites (Dandenong and Pakenham headspace/Youth Hub). This model of service co-location and collaboration aims to provide an additional access point to vulnerable young people presenting with mental health problems in the Youth Justice System.

The role aims to provide assessment and targeted care to young people in the Youth Justice System, in addition to the provision of primary and secondary mental health consultation and tertiary mental health educational activities to Youth Justice.  Furthermore, this role aims to facilitate smoother referrals and transitions to other tertiary mental health services for young people where required.

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 five years’ experience working in the field of mental health
• Extensive experience providing mental health, forensic, and alcohol and other drug assessment and intervention in partnership with young people and families
• Australian working rights
• Current Influenza vaccination
• Current Victorian Driver's License
• Current Working with Children Check and be willing to undergo a Background Check

Other benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car (subject to availability) and bike parking opportunities – Deducted pre-tax!!
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• Located close to public transport and cafes

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

For more information regarding the position please contact Neira Ott (Manager CFYMHS) on ph: 8552 0555

Applications Close: 11pm Thursday 17th of September 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.