Description:
Work in an environment that offers:
- Support for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- A strong attitude to teaching and learning
The Position
Job Reference: 2019
Position Title: Lead Clinician Social Worker - Transition to Mental Health
Classification: Qualified Social Worker YC42 Grade 2 YR1 – YC45 Grade 2 YR2
Salary per hour (exc. super):
Hours per fortnight: 80
Employment Status: Fixed Term Full Time - Janurary 2026
Closing date: 07/03/2025
The Role
Transition to mental health positions are specifically designed to support clinicians with experience outside of clinical mental health to enter the mental health workforce and develop mental health practice capability. The positions aim to create a positive experience for clinicians by ensuring they are provided with a safe and supported learning environment with a focus on growth learning, reflective practice, supervision, and self-care. The positions are embedded in clinical settings working alongside senior clinicians to enable learning and development in real-life practice-related content in a positive and supported environment. A mental health educator will provide learning and development opportunities including monthly professional development sessions, monthly group supervision sessions, exploratory days across the service, and an individualised learning plan.
This position will be required to work effectively in the allied health multi-disciplinary team providing Social Work services to the inpatient precinct through mental health assessment, treatment, and support to patients. The team also provides advice, education, and support to carers, families, and healthcare providers. In addition to the multi-disciplinary team, this position functions to strengthen and enhance the contribution of discipline-specific skills, resources, and experience available to patients of the service, their carers, and other involved services and parties.
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Your New Division
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria stretching from Swan Hill in the north of the state to Gisborne in the south. Family-sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion, and support of families, carers, and children.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.
Need more information? Please contact Eve Curtis on 5454 7612 for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.