Integrated Senior Clinician - Alcohol and Other Drugs

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

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Integrated AOD / Mental Health Senior Clinician role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Psychiatric Emergency Care 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 an Integrated AOD / Mental Health Senior Clinician to join our growing team on a permanent full-time basis.

About the Role

You will play a pivotal leadership role supporting people with co-occurring mental health and substance use needs within the Mental Health AOD Hub.

This senior role works in close partnership with the Psychiatric Emergency Care Team (PECT) and Emergency Department, providing expert clinical leadership, consultation, education and supervision within a multidisciplinary environment.

As the Integrated AOD/Mental Health Senior Clinician, you will strengthen and integrate service responses for consumers with complex AOD and mental health presentations by:

• Providing leadership, direction and clinical supervision to multidisciplinary staff within the MH AOD Hub
• Working collaboratively with PECT clinicians and Emergency Department teams to implement the agreed model of care
• Delivering direct clinical care and advanced consultation for consumers with co-existing AOD and mental health needs
• Supporting staff through mentoring, professional leadership and role modelling best practice integrated care
• Partnering with Lived Experience workers to enhance consumer-centred care
• Attending Mental Health Triage meetings and providing expert consultation
• Providing consultation to external AOD services for complex presentations
• Facilitating and delivering integrated AOD/Mental Health education and training
• Contributing to service development, guidelines, protocols and quality improvement initiatives
• Strengthening links between Mental Health Services, specialist AOD services and the Hamilton Centre

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

About you

You are a skilled and compassionate senior clinician with a strong commitment to integrated, recovery-oriented care. You bring:

Essential Qualifications & Registration

• Division 1 Registered Nurse with a post-graduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing and current AHPRA registration OR
• A relevant qualification in Addiction Studies (or working towards)

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum 3 years’ post-graduate experience following mental health specialist training
• Demonstrated experience working with consumers with complex co-occurring AOD and mental health needs
• Advanced knowledge of AOD withdrawal guidelines and medical approaches to withdrawal management
• Strong leadership capability within multidisciplinary clinical settings
• Advanced interpersonal, communication, problem-solving and negotiation skills
• Sound understanding of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and relevant legislation
• Knowledge of family violence frameworks (FVISS, CISS, MARAM)
• Ability to work autonomously while fostering collaborative, person-centred, strengths-based care

Desirable

• Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs (or willingness to complete)
• Experience delivering education and training packages
• Commitment to working alongside Lived Experience workers
• Knowledge of NSQHS Standards
• Experience with evidence-based therapeutic approaches including CBT, MET and family-inclusive practice

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 and 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: 12 January 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.