Senior Clinician- ICYMHS Enhanced Eating Disorders Team

Enhanced Eating Disorders Team Senior Clinician

• Permanent Full Time Role | Senior Clinician Opportunity 


• Specialist Eating Disorders Role | 5 weeks annual leave + monthly ADO


• Ringwood location, close to public transport and Eastland

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the role

The Enhanced Eating Disorder Team (EEDT) is a specialist team within the Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service which provides timely and specialist eating disorder intervention for young people presenting with an eating disorder, along with their families. The team provides mental health assessment and clinical case management along with evidence-based eating disorder treatments including Family Based Therapy for Anorexia, CBT-E and SSCM. You would join a skilled and experienced team who work from a basis grounded in family, systemic and reflective therapies. There is a strong culture of ongoing professional development, quality supervision, and robust structures to support clinicians to develop their skills. We are looking for a Senior Clinician or a clinician ready to step up to a senior role, who has substantial clinical case management and/or eating disorder experience, to join the team. The successful candidate would hold a designated case load while also playing an important role in supporting staff within the team and the ICYMHS service more broadly in the form of primary and secondary consultations. 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Skills and Knowledge from experience working in Public ICYMHS service and/or in working with people experiencing eating disorders.


• Allied health or Mental Health Nurse, with five years post graduate experience in mental health.


• Current OT, Clinical Psychology or Nursing registration with AHPRA. Social work eligibility for membership with AASW


• Post Graduate qualifications in family therapy, child psychotherapy is desirable


• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience, or willingness to actively develop these skills


• A strong commitment to high quality care


• The ability to work as part of a diverse team


• A desire to engage in reflective practice within a team environment 


• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

Those that are offered and/or start between January and April do not require an up to date vaccination for Influenza to progress providing they are aware of its requirement later in the year. Those that are offered and/or start between May and December require the up to date Influenza vaccination prior to offer.

What we offer

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

• Mentor and Shadowing program 


• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites 


• Study and professional development leave 


• Friendly & supportive teams


• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 


• Fitness Passport for work-life balance 


• Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones 


• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements 


• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme 


• Access to Private Health Insurance offers 


• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training 


• Cafes at all of our Hospitals 

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.


• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.


• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.


• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.


• Advertising may end before the closing date.


• We do not accept recruitment agency application

If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

See attached position description

Contact Person: Jodie Harvey-Hunter

Contact Number: 03 9139 8950

Contact Email: [email protected]

Job Posting End Date: 17/06/2026

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

Click Here for the Candidate Guide also for help in our recruitment process!

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