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Add expected salary to your profile for insightsAre you a current Austin Health employee?If yes, please log in to the Austin Health careers website via Employee Login'' using your network log in details to search, view and apply for all career opportunities available.Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.About the Youth Early Psychosis ServiceYEPS is a specialty programme of the Infant, Child, and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS). YEPS is a multi-disciplinary team that provides early intervention and treatment to young people aged 16-25 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis and live in the Banyule and Nillumbik local government areas. YEPS case managers provide evidence-based, phase-specific treatment for young consumers and support to their families or carers and utilise the Austin Health Early Psychosis Treatment Guidelines. The service operates within business hours.About the roleThe Youth Mental Health case manager works closely with the YEPS multidisciplinary team, under the direction of the Program Manager, Team Leader, and the Consultant Psychiatrist, and with additional support from the relevant discipline senior to provide holistic and recovery-orientated case management to young people accessing the service. Treatments offered include medication, psychotherapy, family work, alcohol and other drug support, and vocational support. The team work collaboratively in practice and draw on a strong understanding of systems approaches and frameworks to complex care and case management. Outreach and engaging young people within their community is a key aspect of the role.As a Youth Mental Health case manager, it is expected that you will work collaboratively with other YEPS case managers and broader ICYMHS staff and teams to support young people who find it difficult to engage in office-based services and are at risk of harm.The team office is in Heidelberg. Travel will be expected between campuses as required and in an outreach capacity for the purposes of fulfilling the needs of the allocated caseload.About youYou will be someone with excellent communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills, who takes a supportive team approach to their work. You''ll have strong organisational and time management skills, as shown by a dynamic and flexible approach to time and caseload management.To be successful in this role you will bring with you:A relevant professional qualification in a health-related discipline (social work, occupational therapy, psychology, psychiatric nursing or speech pathology), with current registration with the relevant professional board, association or college, as well as registration with APHRA (where necessary)Experience in working systemically with children and adolescents who have mental illness and difficulties engaging in recovery, as well as their families and their system of care and support, including individual, outreach and carer-focused clinical servicesKnowledge of recovery and collaborative clinical practice including complex crisis assessments and clinical formulation and diagnosis informed by a developmental/systemic perspectiveExperience in developing individualised service plans for the mental health case management and therapeutic treatment of young people and their families/carer systemsOur benefitsWorking at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.Mentoring and career development opportunities.Work with us!We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don''t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Rowan Chipchase, Program Manager Youth Outreach, Rowan.CHIPCHASE@austin.org.auInterested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.Application closing date: Tuesday 17 June 2025How do your skills match this job?How do your skills match this job?Sign in and update your profile to get insights.Healthcare & Medical More than 10,000 employeesAustin Health is the major tertiary provider of health services, education and research in Melbourne.Were recognised for our person-centred care, leading teaching and research and as a place where staff are proud to work.Spread across three main sites (Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre), we''re the largest Victorian training provider for specialist physicians and surgeons, and are renowned for our work in cancer, infectious diseases, obesity, intensive care medicine and more.We''re an internationally recognised centre of excellence in hospital-based research. Across our sites, almost 1,000 researchers work together to improve care.Austin Health is the major tertiary provider of health services, education and research in Melbourne.Were recognised for our person-centred care, leading teaching and research and as a place where staff are proud to work.Spread across three main sites (Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre), we''re the largest Victorian training provider for specialist physicians and surgeons, and are renowned for our work in cancer, infectious diseases, obesity, intensive care medicine and more.We''re an internationally recognised centre of excellence in hospital-based research. Across our sites, almost 1,000 researchers work together to improve care.Show morePerks and benefits Tax effective salary packaging Mental wellbeing Physical wellbeing Financial wellbeing Staff discounts Convenient location and access to parkingTo help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory.Featured jobsMental Health Community ClinicianMercy Health3d agoIntake Clinician8d agoAllied Health - Corrections Victoria20d agoResearching careers? Find all the information and tips you need on career advice. #J-18808-Ljbffr