* Excellent benefits including salary packaging* Best practice implementation* Permanent, part time, **3 days per week (Tues, Wed, Thurs)*** Provide clinical leadership and oversight across assessments, key worker sessions, Day Program modules and individual therapies.* Monitor consumer progress and ensuring treatment aligns with evidence-based eating disorder treatment guidelines.* Support clinicians through clinical supervision, mentorship and discipline-specific guidance.* Liaise with the Austin Eating Disorders Unit regarding intake and coordination of consumers requiring admission.* Monitor program activity and team performance to support achievement of activity-based funding targets.* Deliver education and training in evidence-based eating disorder treatments to staff and stakeholders.* Support effective collaboration across services and ensuring continuity of care for consumers transitioning between services.* Demonstrated experience leading teams and supporting staff to achieve program outcomes.* Significant clinical experience working within eating disorder programs.* Relevant qualification in Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Mental Health Nursing, with current registration (where applicable) and eligibility for professional membership.* Extensive post-graduate mental health experience (typically 7+ years for OT/SW and 5+ years for RPN).* Strong leadership, supervision and mentoring skills, with the ability to support service improvement and change.* Highly developed interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.* Experience in program development, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.* A commitment to recovery-oriented practice and ongoing professional development.* A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain, and a current driver’s licence.* Opportunity to provide **clinical leadership within a specialist eating disorder service**.* Work closely with a **multidisciplinary team and Consultant Psychiatrist**.* Play a key role in **shaping treatment pathways and clinical practice**.* Be part of a **collaborative service working closely with the Austin Eating Disorders Unit**.* Access to **ongoing professional development, supervision and clinical support**.* A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs* Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling* A healthy work/life balance encouraged.* Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities* Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!* In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks* Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation* Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals* Culture of continuous improvement* Assess and monitor consumer progress in accordance with treatment guidelines.* Participate in all aspects of work including: assessments, work ups for day program, key worker sessions, Day Program modules and any other areas within the program as required.* Track and evaluate both team and individual performance targets to ensure compliance with SVHM policies and procedures.* Liaise with the Austin EDU NUM regarding Intake of consumers requiring admission to the Austin Eating Disorders Unit* Follow safe procedures, including documenting RiskMan incidents, conducting audits, educating staff on new policies, and performing safety inspections.* In the absence of the Manager, lead the team to ensure continuity of operations.* Provide biweekly updates to team members regarding activity-based funding targets to ensure they are met.* Actively engage in all clinical aspects of the eating disorder program, promoting a hands-on approach.* Organise and schedule staff activities using a shared calendar to ensure equitable workload distribution.* Deliver training sessions on evidence-based treatments for eating disorders to both internal and external stakeholders.* Facilitate effective communication for consumer transfers between St Vincent’s Mental Health and The Austin Eating Disorders Unit (EDU).* Collaborate with clinical leaders to review cases of eating disorder consumers in medical wards, ensuring comprehensive care.* Offer expert clinical support and guidance in the area of eating disorders to both staff and consumers.* Provide targeted supervision and mentorship to staff and students within the discipline.* Embrace and implement a recovery-oriented approach that emphasises consumer strengths.* Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of related policies and procedures.* Foster collaboration between St Vincent’s medical ward and the Eating Disorders Unit (EDU) to enhance patient care.* Perform all other tasks not outlined that are within the scope of practice of the incumbent.* May be required to be redeployed within the SVHM to ensure service delivery.* Demonstrated experience in leading teams and supporting them to meet the requirements of a program* 5 years experience working within Eating Disorder programs* Completion of under graduate Degree in Occupational Therapy OR Masters of Clinical Practice in Occupational Therapy. Social Workers - An approved degree in Social Work (by the AASW) and eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. International Social Workers will need to be able to provide evidence of their assessment of international qualifications from the AASW (inclusive of the reference number).RPN’s completion of post graduate studies in MH.* SW & OT, minimum 7 years post graduate mental health experience, RPN’s usually at least 5 years.* OT’s & RPN’s Current registration with AHPRA, with no current undertakings* Postgraduate studies in an appropriate related course (desirable)* Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain* Driver’s license**OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS*** Demonstrated ability to assist and support change* Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with consumers and staff at all levels* Knowledge of and commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement* Demonstrated commitment to ongoing education and professional development* Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including problem solving ability and conflict resolution skills, as well as sound oral and writing skills.* Experience in developing and evaluating programs* Strong leadership qualities* A working knowledge of the *Mental Health and wellbeing Act (2022)*, *The Carer Recognition Act (2012)** A working knowledge of the Victorian Eating Disorder Strategy **OTHER NON ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS**St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider with a reputation for compassionate care and world-leading innovation. Part of the St Vincent’s Health Australia group, we are a leading tertiary teaching hospital providing a comprehensive suite of services including acute medical and surgical services, emergency and critical care, aged care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative and residential care.Operating from 18 sites across greater Melbourne, this includes a major teaching, academic research and tertiary referral centre situated in Fitzroy, a soon to be established Rapid Access Hub at St Vincent’s Hospital on The Park, St George’s Health Service Kew, palliative care at Caritas Christi Hospice, as well as aged care, correctional health, mental health and community centres, pathology collection centres, general practice services and dialysis satellite centres. We continue to be at the forefront of care for Victoria’s most in-need communities.Employing more than 7,000 staff and with over 880 beds in daily use, the core aim of SVHM is to improve the patient experience through#J-18808-Ljbffr