Mental Health Clinician – Wangaratta / Wodonga

About the role:

We are now recruiting one (1) x Mental Health Clinician for the Eastern Region Hub. The location is flexible, located at either Wangaratta or Wodonga. 

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Taskforce (the Taskforce) is the single most significant investment in the health, safety and wellbeing of Victoria Police employees. The Taskforce has been established to prevent and respond to work related injuries. The Taskforce is establishing six multidisciplinary teams, based in hubs across the state, enhancing employee’s mental health, injury prevention, early intervention, and recovery support. These newly created position offers an exciting opportunity to support Victoria Police employees.

The Mental Health Clinician will provide preventative and proactive mental health services to Victoria Police employees. The position will work closely and collaboratively with local managers and employees to improve help seeking and early engagement with appropriate mental health services. Through a relational and integrated approach, this position will engage with employees through wellbeing conversations, brief interventions, care co-ordination and reflective practice to create pathways for employees to seek the most appropriate support they need.

If you would like to hear about future opportunities in other Hubs across the state, please register your interest at [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician – Wangaratta / Wodonga enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please note, we will be establishing a Talent Pool from this process. If you are currently unavailable to commence at this point in time but see this as a future opportunity, please submit your application. A 12-month Active Merit List will be held for any vacancies in that time. 

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include:

• Deliver high quality mental health and wellbeing support to employees in an integrated and relational model, which involves being present and visible around police stations.
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team of health, safety and wellbeing professionals and providing clinical expertise to the team.
• Deliver clinical interventions such as wellbeing conversations, brief interventions and case co-ordination in accordance with the Victoria Police clinical governance framework.
• Facilitate preventative and proactive interventions such as group based reflective practice.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers to uplift capability in the management of employees experiencing mental health issues.
• Overnight travel may be required for this role.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with other members in a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated knowledge of prevalent mental health and wellbeing issues and best practice approaches.
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of short-term mental health interventions and group based reflective supervision.
• Proven ability to engage, build rapport and have difficult conversations with a range of stakeholders including clients and managers.
• Full registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA; or registration as a Social Worker with AASW; or registered Mental Health Nurse with AHPRA; or Occupations Therapist with AHPRA and endorsed for mental health practice by OTA.

Requirements and relevant information:

• One (1) x full-time, ongoing position available.
• This position is located at either Shepparton, Seymour or Benalla Police Stations.
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.

Your application must include:

• Up-to-date resume
• Cover letter – (2 pages maximum) that clearly details your relatable skills and experience for the role.
• Please do not attach copies of qualifications or certificates.

Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through the ‘Apply Now’ option. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.

Current Victorian Government employees must apply via Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE).  

For further information, please contact: Vincent Sackitey on 0407359164 or [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician – Wangaratta / Wodonga enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you have a disability/medical condition and require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirements/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process, please contact VPS Recruitment via email [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician – Wangaratta / Wodonga enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About Us:

Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety.  

Having a workforce that reflects the community we serve is important to Victoria Police. We want to attract and retain people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities, and cultures including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. If you are interested in a position, we encourage you to apply as we celebrate the benefit that diversity brings to our employees, our services, and our community. 

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