Access & Triage - Clinician

Ballarat Central, VIC, AU, 3350

$43.67 to $56.72 per hour + salary packing | Mental Health Clinician – Access & Triage Team

Up to $15,000 incentive payments may be available to support relocation

Permanent Full Time 40 hours per week including a monthly ADO

About the Role

Join a dynamic team delivering front-line mental health services across triage, ED response, and acute care. This role is part of a 24/7 team providing intensive, responsive, and person-centred care. You'll work across three core functions to ensure timely, safe, and effective access to mental health support. You will complete telephone triage and intake assessments, respond to consumers presenting to the Emergency Department in crisis, and deliver short-term, evidence-based care through the Acute Response Team. This role also includes engaging with families and carers, and supporting referrals to the most appropriate internal or external services based on consumer needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete mental health and AOD assessments for acute referrals
• Work across triage, ED response and acute care as rostered
• Deliver evidence-based, short-term clinical interventions
• Engage families and carers where appropriate
• Build collaborative relationships with community agencies
• Contribute to safe, recovery-oriented care planning

Skills & Experience

• Qualification and registration in Nursing, OT, Psychology, or Social Work
• Recent clinical experience in mental health settings
• Skills in risk assessment, crisis response, and engagement
• Understanding of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and substance use impacts

Relocating to work with us?

Up to $15,000 incentive payments may be available to support relocation (paid as a reimbursement for Bond and rent, travel costs, removalists, accommodation, visa application fees and more).

The Victorian Government has allocated funds to support rural and regional Area Mental Health Services (AMHS) to provide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill.

The new workforce relocation and incentive grants program is being administered by Rural Agency Workforce Victoria (RWAV).

More information for eligibility requirement click here Area Mental Health Services · RWAV

Interested?

if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Damian Hughes, Access & Triage Service Team Leader on 5320 4100 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 positions are 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

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+.