Senior Mental Health Clinician

Reference Number: 53872:  Senior Mental Health Clinician  
Employment Type: On Going Part Time (PT)  
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 (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Senior Mental Health Clinician to join the HOPE Program, Mental Health Division at Pascoe Vale.

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 six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital.  In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

The HOPE Clinician is a key member of the Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE) Team and provides time-limited, intensive therapeutic support to consumers experiencing suicidal crisis where psychosocial stressors are a significant contributing factor.

The role is responsible for delivering comprehensive psychosocial assessments, brief therapeutic interventions, collaborative safety planning and care coordination to support consumers following presentation to hospital or referral to the service.

The HOPE Senior Clinician works in partnership with consumers, families, carers and internal and external service providers to reduce suicide risk, strengthen psychosocial supports and promote recovery.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, the Senior clinician provides person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care through outreach, clinic-based and telehealth interventions.

The role contributes to safe and responsive service delivery and supports continuity of care for consumers transitioning between acute, community and primary care services. 

This position also provides both informal and formal supervision to the clinical and non-clinical team of the HOPE program through mentorship and role modelling.

This is a Part Time, Ongoing Position working 40 hours per fortnight.

This position is responsible for:

• Providing time-limited, intensive psychosocial support to consumers experiencing suicidal crisis.
• Conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments and risk assessments.
• Delivering brief therapeutic interventions and collaborative safety planning.
• Coordinating care and supporting smooth transitions between services.
• Engaging with consumers, families and carers to strengthen support networks.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and with external services.
• Delivering person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care.
• Providing outreach, clinic-based and telehealth interventions as required.
• Contributing to safe, responsive and high-quality service delivery.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated clinical experience supporting consumers experiencing suicidal crisis and psychosocial distress.
• Confidence in assessment, risk formulation, safety planning and brief intervention.
• Ability to build therapeutic relationships and work collaboratively with consumers and carers.
• Strong understanding of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed mental health practice.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work flexibly across outreach, clinic-based and telehealth settings.
• Commitment to safe, person-centred care and continuous improvement.

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 refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Janelle Mitchell,  HOPE Program Manager on

Applications close Tuesday 21 July 2026.

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award-winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision-making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online)

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.