PARCS Senior Clinician

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse PARCS Senior Clinician role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Prevention and Recovery Care Service (PARCS) 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 (LRH) is looking for a Senior Clinician to join our growing team on a full-time basis.

This is a key leadership role responsible for the delivery of high-quality, recovery-oriented clinical care in partnership with Wellways and our broader mental health services.

PARCS provides short-term, community-based residential support for people experiencing mental health challenges, offering an alternative to inpatient admission or a step-down from acute services.

As Senior Clinician, you will play a pivotal role in supporting consumers through pre- and post-acute interventions, strengthening self-management, relapse prevention and rehabilitation.

About the Role

You will provide senior clinical leadership and ensure best practice service delivery across PARCS by:

• Delivering and overseeing evidence-based, recovery-focused clinical care
• Leading clinical reviews and promoting excellence in documentation standards
• Supporting service innovation and continuous quality improvement
• Providing clinical supervision and fostering professional development
• Building strong partnerships with consumers, carers, health services and community agencies
• Supporting data integrity, compliance, and reporting against key performance indicators
• Promoting a safe, culturally responsive and inclusive service environment

You will contribute to strategic planning and ensure service delivery aligns with legislative requirements, national standards and LRH policies, including the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and NSQHS standards.

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

About you

You are a motivated and experienced senior clinician who demonstrates:

• A strong commitment to recovery-oriented and person-centred practice
• Sound contemporary clinical skills and senior leadership experience
• Exceptional communication, collaboration and negotiation abilities
• A high level of professionalism, integrity and compassion
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability in complex environments
• A passion for service development, quality improvement and innovation

Essential Qualifications

You must hold one of the following:

• Registered Nurse Division 1 with post-basic mental health qualification (AHPRA), or
• Degree in Social Work eligible for AASW membership, or
• Degree in Psychology with AHPRA eligibility, or
• Degree in Occupational Therapy with AHPRA registration

Plus:

• A current Victorian Driver’s Licence

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 Anna Baranova, General Manager Acute Bed Based Mental Health Services, via email: Anna.Baranova@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: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

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: 09 June 2026

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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.