Perinatal Emotional Health Program Senior Clinician (PHEP)
- $47.99 – $54.71
- Currently operating on a Monday to Friday roster, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm though this may change to meet service needs
- Great opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of Mental Health Clinicians working within the community teams in Warragul and Wonthaggi
Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health are looking for an appropriately qualified Mental Health Clinician to join our Perinatal Emotional Health Program working on a fixed term, part time basis.
Warragul and Wonthaggi Community Mental Health provides the opportunity to join growing Community Mental Health teams in an idyllic environment of country or coastal Gippsland.
The Perinatal Emotional Health Program Senior Clinician is responsible for:
- providing early interventions for women at risk of experiencing perinatal mental health problems
- undertaking assessment, treatment planning and brief evidenced based intervention
Clinicians are responsible for supporting services working with women and families in the perinatal period, providing secondary consultation, opportunities for upskilling, and refinement of referral pathways.
LRH employees enjoy access to:
- Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
- Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support
- Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave
- Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
- Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff
We are looking for candidates with:
- Registered Nurse with post graduate qualification in mental health, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist registered with APHRA or Social Worker eligible for membership of AASW
- Experience in treatment interventions appropriate to perinatal depression or other disorders and experience working with infants and mothers.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact John Witschi on (03) 5624 3600 for a confidential discussion.
About LRH
LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award. This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.
We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland.
Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.
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Diversity and Inclusion
We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.