Hospital Medical Officer - Mental Health - Casual
Bendigo
Work in an environment that offers:
- Support for career progression and development
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies
The Position
Job Reference: 3279
Position Title: Hospital Medical Officer - Mental Health - Casual
Classification: ZZ09
Salary per hour (exc. super): $127.87
Hours per fortnight: Up to 76
Employment Status: Casual
Closing date: 21/12/2025
As a casual Hospital Medical Officer, you will be able to work across many locations and departments in Mental Health and have some flexibility in your time to be able to fill vacancies in rosters as they arise.
There is a need to be adaptable to the different environments that may be worked in, and a “hit the ground running” attitude.
As a Mental Health Hospital Medical Officer casual you may work in the following Units/locations:
• Inpatient Mental Health Units – Acute Adult, Older Persons, Extended Care and Parent & Infant Unit
• Residential Units – Adult Prevention and Recovery Care (APARC), Community Care Unit, Dual Diagnosis Unit, or Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC)
• Mental Health Community Teams – Bendigo, Castlemaine, Maryborough, Kyneton, Echuca and Swan Hill.
The Psychiatry Medical Team provide assessment and treatment to patients of Bendigo Health Mental Health Services and clinical leadership working within a multidisciplinary framework.
The Mental Health Service is a complex service that provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment area in Victoria stretching from Swan Hill in the north of the state to Gisborne in the south. The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service provides services to patients from birth to 17 years, the Youth Team covers ages 18 to 24 years, Adult Services cover patients from 25 to 64 years and the Older Person’s Service manages those individuals over 65 years old. In-patient and residential programs have facilities specific for youth, adult or over 65 years of age, including a specialist Parent Infant Unit and a Dual Diagnosis Rehabilitation Unit.
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.
Need more information? Please contact JMORecruitment@bendigohealth.org.au.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
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