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1. Provide high quality instruction (didactic, experiential, simulation, etc.) and interprofessional learning experiences by incorporating the latest research, knowledge, and theory into all instruction.
2. Update course content, courses, and curriculum according to the CON policies and procedures.
3. Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to advance the education, research and service mission of the College and University.
4. Maintain current knowledge and competence in area of expertise.
5. Contribute to the development of curriculum, teaching materials, and evaluation at all levels.
6. Seek new and better devices, techniques, online technologies, procedures, and methods to improve the teaching and learning process.
7. Recognize individual needs of students and provide challenging learning opportunities for all learners while maintaining a supportive learning environment.
8. Provide academic/career advisement and encouragement to students through formal and informal conferences.
9. Design, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based teaching strategies to supplement and improve instruction and ensure student outcomes.
10. Assign grades that reflect student achievement and progress.
11. Provide timely and appropriate feedback to students.
12. Develop continuing education opportunities.
13. Remain active in their fields of study through research.
14. Contribute to ones science through dissemination; articles, books, presentation of findings, and in other ways.
15. Seek intramural and extramural funding to advance ones research.

• 0.9 fixed FTE fixed term opportunity until 30 June 2026.  Social and Community Services Award, Level 5 PP1 + 12% super + salary packaging benefits
• Access to Accrued Days Off, Wyndham Vale Location with some WFH opportunities

·    Join our Mental Health and Wellbeing Team in the delivery of intake and assessment, as well as therapeutic care for clients form the West of Melbourne.

The Opportunity 

· Delivering a dual role in intake and supporting a caseload of clients, time will be split approximately 50/50 depending on need.

· Assessing client need using the IAR-DST and providing a responsive and holistic first point of contact for people seeking service.

· Working closely and collaboratively with other team members in intake to facilitate referrals to internal and/or external services.

·Using your clinical expertise and skills to competently deliver a range of evidence-based mental health interventions.

· Using clear and concise written communication for timely documentation of notes and assessments.

· Working onsite primarily at Wyndham Vale, and other locations as needed, with flexible work options available depended on client need.

About the Service  

IPC Health's Mental Health Service is a confidential service that comprises of three mental health streams:

• Community health counselling
• Head to Health
• CAREInMIND

IPC Health's Mental Health Service takes a holistic approach to mental health. Our mental health clinicians will apply a no-wrong-door approach.  approach to understand what’s going on for the person and match them to the best service.

This means that adults and children aged 6+ years who are experiencing emotional distress and mental ill-health can receive help from IPC Health's Mental Health Service, along with their families and carers.

IPC Health's Mental Health Service supports people living in the areas of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Melton and Wyndham.

To succeed you will need

· Current registration or professional membership for Psychology (including Provisional Psychologist under supervision), Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing. (Note counsellors are not able to be considered for this role due to program credentialing requirements).

· A minimum of 2 years’ experience delivering mental health support to a range of diverse communities using evidence-based interventions.

· Demonstrated ability to manage incoming referrals, undertaking intake and screening activities, such as bio-psycho-social assessment to effectively determine client needs and assist or refer as needed.

· Demonstrated experience in delivering therapeutic care across a continuum of mental health acuity, including managing risk, and delivering holistic and trauma informed care.

· Exemplary skills in the management of episodes of care within program guidelines, from clinical assessment, planning and implementation to discharge.

We will offer you

• Flexibility We work in a flexible, creative and adaptable way to best support our staff and clients. Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.
• Learning and development Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework.
• Supportive Environment Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff.
• Celebrate achievements Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Your contributions matter. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth through our Recognition Program and Wellbeing and Celebrations Committee.
• Attractive Benefits Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing and meals and entertainment, up to 14 weeks paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free onsite car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program.

What next?

If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Position Description/Success Profile, submit your resume and respond to a few short questions.

To find out more about the role, please contact Sarah Coker, Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing, IPC Health

Applications close on Friday 18 July 2025

Our Story

We are One Team IPC Health. We are passionate we go above and beyond, demonstrating understanding and respect for our communities and each other. We make a difference we act with purpose, measure our results and celebrate our achievements. We are creative we learn, experiment and innovate.

At IPC Health, we are visionaries for community health and wellbeing. We are changemakers. Innovation in action is at the heart of everything we do, because we know that innovation can create amazing change and have an incredible and far reaching impact for individuals, our communities, and for our industry. We prioritise those who face obstacles to getting health services tailored to their needs and work with and for them in a deeply connected way. This enables us to acutely understand their needs and challenges. We live and breathe our passion to create new and better ways to deliver holistic health services for our vastly different and diverse clients and communities â so that they can thrive and experience greater health and wellbeing both individually and together.

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.

If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email   with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.

Success Profile

Reference Number: 44000:  Mental Health Occupational Therapy Opportunities  
Employment Type: Multi  
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, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

About Northern Health:

At Northern Health Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and working in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff to provide professional treatment and care through integrated community teams, inpatient, residential services.  We strongly endorse the Northern Health Values of safe, kind and together. Our purpose is “Leading to Mental Health” which reflects these values and our responsibilities.

With booming, culturally rich and diverse communities and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

Our Mental Health Occupational Therapy Workforce:

The Northern Health Mental Health Division has a growing occupational therapy workforce, including Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 clinicians in generic and discipline specific roles. We also have occupational therapists in clinical specialist fields and management. We also lead an innovative specialist driving service.

Mental Health Occupational Therapists are well supported professionally with access to regular supervision, professional development and communities of practice. We have a long track record in growing occupational therapy evidence through evaluation and research.

Our Occupational Therapists work across many areas of practice including:

• Acute Inpatient Service
• Emergency Mental Health
• Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE)
• Community Mental Health
• Prevention and Recovery Care Service (PARC)
• Community Care Unit (CCU)

By applying to the Talent Pool, you will be kept abreast of multiple opportunities suitable to your key interest and skill areas of Occupational Therapy practice, and have the opportunity to find a role that meets your needs. There are often a mix of permanent, fixed term available, at either full time or part time. Further, by applying to our Talent Pool you will be linked in to relevant internal professional development opportunities.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience and passion for providing occupational therapy services with consumers who experience a mental health condition and have complex needs
• Proven ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary team environment and enjoy working in a large occupational therapy division
• Committed to evidence-based practice, interest and expertise in group work and sensory modulation interventions
• Genuine commitment to embedding recovery principles, trauma informed care and co-design into practice
• A positive attitude to lifelong learning and enjoys supporting staff and students alike

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.

Please review the below PD’s for relevant Grade 2 and 3 roles, responsibilities and selection criteria.

Grade 2 Mental Health OT Position Description

Grade 3 Mental Health OT Position Description

For a confidential discussion, please contact;

Carolyn Dun, Professional Leader Occupational Therapy – Mental Health   03 7025 0821 or

Erin Finch, Professional Leader Occupational Therapy – Mental Health 03 9355 9700

Why work at the Northern Health?

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

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.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.

1. Provide high quality instruction (didactic, experiential, simulation, etc.) and interprofessional learning experiences by incorporating the latest research, knowledge, and theory into all instruction.
2. Update course content, courses, and curriculum according to the CON policies and procedures.
3. Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to advance the education, research and service mission of the College and University. 
4. Maintain current knowledge and competence in area of expertise.
5. Contribute to the development of curriculum, teaching materials, and evaluation at all levels.
6. Seek new and better devices, techniques, online technologies, procedures, and methods to improve the teaching and learning process.
7. Recognize individual needs of students and provide challenging learning opportunities for all learners while maintaining a supportive learning environment.
8. Provide academic/career advisement and encouragement to students through formal and informal conferences.
9. Design, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based teaching strategies to supplement and improve instruction and ensure student outcomes.
10. Assign grades that reflect student achievement and progress. 
11. Provide timely and appropriate feedback to students.
12. Develop continuing education opportunities.
13. Remain active in their fields of study through research.
14. Contribute to ones science through dissemination; articles, books, presentation of findings, and in other ways.
15. Seek intramural and extramural funding to advance ones research.

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We’re building something quietly ambitious in the mental health space — for the millions of urban professionals who’ve tried therapy, or thought about it, and felt: this doesn’t quite work for me.

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