Clinician/Case Manager - ICYMHS Perinatal Emotional Health Service
- Permanent Role | 53.2 hours per fortnight | 0.7EFT | Senior Clinician Opportunity
- Grade 3 Clinical Psychologist, Grade 4 Occupational Therapist/ Social Worker/ Mental Health Nurse
- Box Hill location | Salary Packaging through Maxxia
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.
This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.
About the role
Eastern Health's Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) encompasses four
community teams, five specialist teams, an adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit, and the Perinatal Emotional Health Service (PEHS). PEHS is a specialised, multidisciplinary service comprising a Team Leader, Consultant Psychiatrists, Senior Psychiatric Registrars, mental health clinicians, Clinical Midwife Consultants and Lived Experience Worker.
The Perinatal Emotional Health Service (PEHS) is a specialist multidisciplinary team providing mental health assessment, treatment, and clinical case management for women during the perinatal period. The team works in close partnership with antenatal services, primary health providers, and maternal and child health services to ensure accessible, culturally sensitive, and integrated care.
About you
PEHS is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic senior clinician to join the team. The position will be based at Box Hill Hospital with a flexible approach to engaging clients.
As the successful candidate you will have a demonstrated capacity to engage with women in the perinatal period, undertake bio-psychosocial assessments, provide a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions and effectively manage an allocated case load. You will be supported by an experienced, supportive multidisciplinary team working under the leadership of the Team Leader and Consultant Psychiatrist.
To be successful in this role you should possess:
- Awareness of the therapeutic approaches to perinatal mental health and best practice guidelines
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- Willingness to contribute to research and recent experience with data collection
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- The ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Computer skills and the ability to work with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Mentor and Shadowing program
- Access to discovery days across our 50 sites
- Study and professional development leave
- Friendly & supportive teams
- Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Fitness Passport for work-life balance
- Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones
- Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements
- Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme
- Access to Private Health Insurance offers
- Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training
- Cafes at all of our Hospitals
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.
Good to know:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency application
If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.
Please
Contact Person: Jan Williams
Contact Number: 0466 946 956
Contact Email: [email protected]
Job Posting End Date: 4/7/2026
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
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