Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $125,000 - $135,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 7948
About the role
Western Health’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is recruiting a Community Mental Health Senior ACIS clinician role.
These roles work across community mental health settings on a rotating roster, Monday to Sunday, and provide an opportunity to deliver safe, recovery-oriented care in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
The role requires strong leadership, advanced clinical expertise, and the ability to build capacity within the team. It involves a combination of direct clinical work and administrative responsibilities, making strong organisational and time management skills essential. The ideal candidate will demonstrate initiative and be capable of providing supervision to students and fellow clinicians as required.
As a senior member of the team, you will be expected to lead by example, fostering a positive team culture, promoting open and effective communication, and taking a proactive approach to supporting the broader team.
Aligned with the Acute Community Intervention Service (ACIS), this role focuses on delivering timely, intensive, and short-term interventions for individuals experiencing acute mental health distress. Senior Clinicians will contribute to crisis assessment, risk management, and rapid response planning, ensuring consumers receive appropriate support while minimising unnecessary hospital admissions. Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including emergency services and primary care providers, is a key component of this role.
Key responsibilities:
About you:
Essential
Formal Qualifications
Occupational Therapists:
Registration under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009) with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
An approved Degree from a recognised school of Occupational Therapy or other qualifications approved for eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapy (Vic.).
Registered Psychiatric Nurses:
Registration as a registered nurse under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Bachelor Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent, or, Bachelor Degree in Nursing plus a Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.
Social Workers:
An approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Community impact and inclusion
Organisational culture and environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re a values-driven leader passionate about delivering compassionate, recovery-oriented care and shaping innovative models of mental health treatment, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click “Apply” and follow the prompts to submit your application.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 28 June 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Manager, Judy Magri on (03) 7071 8700.
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.