Group Program Clinician - Mental Health

Reference Number: 50038:  Group Program Clinician - Mental Health  Employment Type: On Going Full Time (FT)  Location: Northern Health (All Campuses) 
 

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. 

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

Title:   Mental Health Group Program clinician  (G2 AH or G3 RPN) – Adult Community Employment Type: On Going Full Time (FT)  Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)   

About Nothern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. 

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses: Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. 

In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About Mental Health Division:  

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern.

Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.

We provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the local government area of Merri-bek,  Hume, Darebin and Whittlesea.

Adult Community Mental Health Services are provided at Broadmeadows, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About the Role: 

The Role: Mental Health Community Group Program Clinician – Grade 2 Allied Health or Grade 3 Registered Mental Health Nurse - full time

An opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and experienced Mental Health clinician (Grade 2  Mental Health Allied Health Clinician or Grade 3 Registered Mental Health Nurse) to work with the four Community Adult Mental Health teams, as the Community group program clinician.

This is a permanent full time position.

Your role will be initially to work with the Group program Coordinator to develop the Adult Community Mental Health group program.

Once designed, the Group Clinician is responsible for facilitating program activities, including promotion and recruitment of consumers, setting up for sessions and actively participating in the delivery and evaluation of the group program.

You will be involved in:

• The design, promotion, delivery and evaluation of the adult community mental health group program
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Supervision of staff and/or students, as required

This role requires:

• Qualifications and relevant registrations in Allied health or nursing
• Experience working in community mental health services
• Experience in the development and delivery of groups
• Capacity to work independently and within a team
• A friendly, collaborative and professional attitude.
• Excellent engagement, relationship, and therapeutic skills
• Working across the adult mental health sites.

The Community teams are supportive and dynamic public mental health team made up of staff that are truly passionate and motivated in supporting consumers and their families/carers.

We provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the northern metropolitan region. It is an exciting time to join the community teams, as we implement our new model of care, which includes Outpatient Clinics, an enhanced clinical stream and a group program.

If you don't check every single box, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this role, or perhaps one of our many other exciting opportunities waiting for someone just like you. Your unique qualities and experiences matter. 

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please contact: 

• Jen Williams, Mental Health Director of Allied Health via email at ************@nh.org.au
• Sue Pike, Director, Service Development and Partnerships via email at **********@nh.org.au

Applications close on Friday 9 May 2025. 

Why work at the Northern Health?

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.