Community Clinician 26+

About the role

 

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Community Clinician role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Community Mental Health team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

 

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Community Clinician 26+ to join our growing team on a full time or part time ongoing basis (EFT will be negotiated with the successful candidate).

 

The Community Clinician 26+ works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, recovery-focused mental health care to adults experiencing acute episodes and ongoing treatment needs. The role delivers timely clinical assessment, safety planning, therapeutic intervention, and coordinated care for consumers, carers, and support networks. Clinicians utilise trauma-informed and culturally sensitive practice, contributing to the broader development and implementation of a contemporary, person-centred service model.

 

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

 

The role of the Community Clinician 26+ is:

• Conduct timely acute and routine clinical assessments based on risk, urgency, distress and disability including safety planning and triage using the National Mental Triage Scale.
• Deliver evidence-based, trauma informed and culturally sensitive treatment interventions, including pharmacological and therapeutic approaches within scope.
• Work within a recovery-orientated framework, collaborating with consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary team to develop care plans, facilitate access to services and support discharge planning.
• Provide individual, group and family-based clinical interventions, psychoeducation and ongoing review of care goals and outcomes.
• Maintain comprehensive, accurate and sequential clinical documentation and ensure compliance with legislative, policy and data integrity requirements.

 

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Qualified as Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Psychologist or Occupational Therapist with appropriate AHPRA registration or AASW Eligibility.
• Minimum two years’ post-registration experience in mental health (desirable).
• Post-graduate qualification in mental or willingness to complete if successful.
• Assessment, clinical reasoning and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work flexibly within a complex, multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent communication, documentation and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Commitment to reflective practice, continuous professional development, and providing high-quality, person-centred care.

New graduates are encouraged to apply.

 

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

 

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Melissa De Klepper, Site & Operations Manager Adult & Older Adult LV CMHS via email: Melissa.deklepper@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

 

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

 

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: [email protected] 

 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 20 November 2026

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

 

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.