Senior YPARC Clinician

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

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Senior YPARC Clinician role in a leading regional hospital? Join the YPARC – Youth Prevention and Recovery 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 a Senior Clinician to join our growing team on a full-time basis.

About the Role

YPARC delivers short-term, residential treatment and recovery-focused support to young people aged 16–25 experiencing mental and emotional health challenges. The service operates 24/7 in a purpose-built, home-like environment and is delivered in partnership with MIND Australia, supporting early intervention and recovery-oriented care.

At LRH, we are committed to recovery-oriented practice, consumer and carer participation, and equitable access to high-quality mental health services.

The Senior YPARC Clinician provides advanced clinical expertise, leadership, and operational oversight within the YPARC program. This role combines high-level clinical practice with service coordination, workforce development, and clinical governance responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Advanced Clinical Practice

• Conduct comprehensive mental state, psychosocial and physical health assessments
• Develop and review recovery-oriented care plans in collaboration with consumers and carers
• Deliver counselling, therapeutic interventions and psychoeducation tailored to young people
• Administer and monitor medications, including pharmacological education
• Manage complex clinical presentations and provide secondary consultation
• Maintain accurate, compliant clinical documentation

Leadership & Operational Oversight

• Provide clinical leadership and direction to multidisciplinary staff
• Support daily service coordination and workload prioritisation
• Promote and embed the YPARC recovery-oriented model of care
• Assist with recruitment, induction, mentoring and workforce development
• Deputise for the General Manager Acute & Bed Based Mental Health as required

Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement

• Contribute to incident review, risk assessment and service evaluation processes
• Support compliance with the Victorian Mental Health Act 2014 and national standards
• Lead or contribute to quality improvement initiatives
• Foster a proactive and positive risk culture

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead inter-agency liaison for the YPARC cohort
• Strengthen partnerships between LRH and MIND Australia
• Engage consumers and carers in planning and service improvement

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

About you

You are a confident and compassionate senior clinician who thrives in youth mental health settings and is passionate about recovery-oriented, trauma-informed practice.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Nurse Division 1 with post-basic qualification in Mental Health Nursing and current AHPRA registration
  OR relevant Allied Health qualification with current registration/eligibility
• Minimum 4 years post-registration experience in mental health
• Demonstrated experience in a senior or leadership role
• Sound knowledge of the Victorian Mental Health Act 2014 and national standards
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
• Strong computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience in youth mental health or residential rehabilitation
• Experience in service development or quality improvement
• Understanding of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System reforms
• Graduate Certificate in Developmental Psychiatry (DPC) or equivalent

Key Capabilities

• Advanced clinical assessment and intervention skills
• Ability to provide supervision, leadership and mentorship
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Commitment to culturally responsive and trauma-informed care
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively

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: 29 March 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.