Clinician (RPN3, SW/OT/PSy/SP2) - Child & Youth Mental Health

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Alfred Health Bayside Health seeks a full-time Clinician (RPN3, SW/OT/PSy/SP2) for the Inner South 12-26 age stream in Moorabbin, a multidisciplinary Child and Youth Mental Health service valuing family involvement and lived experience. You’ll manage referrals, conduct intake assessments and crisis triage, and deliver single-session brief interventions, with secondary consultations to external services. Open to RN, OT, Psych or Social Worker (Grade 2) with relevant registration. Benefits include five weeks annual leave, salary packaging, onsite parking and Fitness Passport. Apply by 11pm AEDT 2 March 2026; tailor your CV to show intake and Dialogical Practices and collaboration with families. For queries contact Denise Fry or Imogen Miller on 8552 0555. We value diversity and provide adjustments.

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.

• Full-time position to August 2026 - Inner South 12 - 26 age group - General Sector
• Open to RPN (Grade 3), SW / OT / Psych / SP (Grade 2)
• Benefits – 5 Weeks Annual Leave, Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing
• Based in Moorabbin

About our team

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service 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 Health 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 Health 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

• Manage referrals to the service with a timely, compassionate and supportive response, working collaboratively with the child, young person, their families/carers, and existing support network
• Undertake intake assessments (including triage and crisis responses) and make decisions about allocation of referrals to ensure best outcomes, supporting an integrated and streamlined pathway.
• Single-session primary consultations and brief interventions, underpinned by Dialogical Practices.
• Secondary consultations to key external services, building capacity, developing partnerships and collaborative working.

About you

Essential

Approved tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline and eligibility for membership of AHPRA (or the appropriate professional body):

     Registered Nurse

    ­ - Bachelor Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent OR Bachelor Degree in Nursing or equivalent

     - Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA

­     - Approved postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.

    Occupational Therapist

­    - Registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia via AHPRA

     Psychologist

     -­ Registration as a Psychologist and Endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National  Law Act (2009), or eligibility and willingness to participate in a registrar training program leading to endorsement. please do not apply if you are currently a Provisional Psychologist. 

     -­ Masters or Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology

     Social Worker

­     - Approved Bachelor or Masters degree in Social Work

­     - Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

You'll also have to complete/provide a valid Victorian Working with Children Check, be willing to undergo a background check, and you'll require Australian working rights. 

Desirable

• Developmental Psychiatry Course or equivalent
• Training and experience in providing child and youth mental health services

Other Helpful Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development especially further studies relevant to child, adolescent and young adult mental health.
• Ability and/ or interest in conducting research in the mental health field.

Benefits

• Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
• Flexible Heath Insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• On-site car & bike parking opportunities(Subject to availability)
• Access to discounted gym membership for gyms across Melbourne via Fitness Passport
• Located close to public transport and cafes

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

Any queries please contact Denise Fry (Clinic Manager) or Imogen Miller (Team Leader) on Phone: 8552 0555

Applications close: 11pm AEDT, Monday 2nd March 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.