Team Leader – Intensive Eating Disorders (Family Therapy) Team, Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS), Eastern Health 

Full time, ongoing.  Part time applications will be considered.

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and statewide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

About the role

Eastern Health’s Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) is seeking a Team Leader with qualifications in Family Therapy AND occupational therapy, social work, clinical psychology or mental health nursing AND with a particular interest and experience in working with people with an eating disorder.

As the successful applicant, you will bring significant experience in the provision of evidence based care mental health care of young people and families presenting with complex mental health difficulties, and in operational, financial and clinical leadership. 

As the Team Leader, you will have a key role in establishing this newly developed service in partnership with the Team Consultant Psychiatrist.  Together you will lead the team to develop an innovative model of care that supports the provision of effective evidence based family therapy and group therapy interventions for young people up to the age of 25 years presenting with an eating disorder, with a particular focus on improving the outcomes for young people presenting with complex eating disorders that have not responded to usual treatment from one of our community teams. 

Key components of the team’s functions will include:

• provision of direct, intensive clinical case management and treatment for referred young people and their families, and include outreach, in-home meal support, intensive family and group therapies
• assessment and care planning
• clinical consultation and support to CYMHS (and AMHS) teams
• coordination and delivery of multifamily therapy for anorexia nervosa
• development of improved pathways of care for people within the mental health program experiencing a severe and complex eating disorder
• delivery of secondary consultation and community education to key stakeholders across the eastern metropolitan region.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

The benefits of working for Eastern Health include:

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

If you have the ability and drive to make a difference take hold of this opportunity and apply today!

For full details refer to the attached Position Description and direct all enquiries to the contact person listed.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police records check.

You must have the right to permanently live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

Please submit all applications online.

Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.

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