Senior Mental Health Clinician - Emergency Psychiatric Service - Clayton

Monash Health

7 days ago

Clayton, VictoriaFull TimePsychiatry

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Monash Health as a Senior Mental Health Clinician – Emergency Psychiatry in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Monash Health is a great place to work Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.

Key Responsibilities

provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via tele.

provide evidence based interventions, whereby you will work to best practice standards.

Conduct comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in collaboration with cons.

provide acute psychiatric assessments across the lifespan.

Requirements

-, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’ Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Applications close 31 May 2026.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Monash Health as a Senior Mental Health Clinician – Emergency Psychiatry.

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentRisk assessmentCrisis interventionPsychosocial supportTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationMental health first aidCommunicationRecovery-oriented practiceEvidence-based interventionsPerson-centred careStakeholder management

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Position Insights

Psychiatry — Psychologist Career Context

This Psychiatry position at Monash Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Clayton, Victoria.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Mental health assessment, Risk assessment, Crisis intervention, Psychosocial support, Treatment planning, Multidisciplinary collaboration, Mental health first aid, Communication. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: Conduct comprehensive mental health and risk assessments for patients presenting to the emergency department. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to formulate and implement recovery-oriented treatment and referral plans.

Benefits package: Salary packaging, Health and Wellbeing program, Free vaccinations, Discounted private health insurance, Health imaging services. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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