Clinical Content Writer

• Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences
• Full time, fixed term (July 2025) position at our Hawthorn campus
• Academic level A or B salary (depending on skills and experience) and benefits with flexible working options

About the Role 
The Clinical Content Writer position within Mental Health Online offers a unique opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge online mental health service funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. 

As a key member of Swinburne’s Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences, you will facilitate the development and evaluation of new therapeutic content and the revision of existing content for Mental Health Online treatment programs.  Additionally, you will also support research, quality and evaluation activities relating to clinical content, including obtaining feedback from service users and clinical experts and contributing to reports and publications.

Join us in making a meaningful impact on mental health treatment and research while furthering your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Demonstrated understanding of interventions for high prevalence mental health disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression) 
• A high degree of organisational and administrative skills and capacity to prioritise workload and coordinate multiple demands
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, initiative and the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrated high standard of interpersonal and communication skills, including written communication
• Experience delivering cognitive behavioural therapies (Preferrable for level A, essential for Level B)

• (Level A) Completion of Honours in psychology (or equivalent qualifications and/or experience relevant to mental health) 
• (Level B) Postgraduate qualifications in psychology, counselling, social work or equivalent 
• (Level B) Registration with the relevant professional body (Psychology board of Australia, AASW, PACFA/ACA) 

Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply 
Please submit your CV, cover letter and a response to the key selection criteria.

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

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Applications Close: Sunday 7 July 2024, at 11.00pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Equity and Diversity 
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website .

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact [email protected]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

For any support please contact [email protected] or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes 
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action , Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.  

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