Clinician/Senior Clinician – Mental Health

Orygen Youth Health

• Located at Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service, Parkville
• Be part of a team working with young people with mental health issues in custodial settings 
• Rich opportunities for professional development, training, and engagement with research

Orygen Specialist Mental Health Service is seeking an experienced, highly motivated, and clinically skilled clinician to provide clinical services within our Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service. This team provides specialist youth mental health care in custodial settings including the Parkville and Malmsbury sites. 

The Royal Melbourne Hospital has an opportunity open to applicants at either Clinician or Senior Clinician level. This is a Part Time, Fixed Term - 4 days/week to Fulltime for Clinician or 9 day fortnight for Senior Clinician 12 month contract. The role is open to multidisciplinary - Allied Health (Social Work, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist) Grade 2 or 3, or RPN Grade 3 or 4.

Surrounded by a Parkville Precinct of brilliant thinkers, we collaborate to set new benchmarks in health excellence – benchmarks that impact across the globe. While the work we do takes us in inspiring new directions; caring for each other, our patients and consumers is as essential to who we are, as any scientific breakthrough we make. We put people first - leading with kindness and working together, we excel as one Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Life With Us:

Orygen is a world leading youth mental health service that is part of North West Mental Health and Melbourne Health.  Orygen provides treatment for young people aged 15 - 24 years who live in the west and north western suburbs of Melbourne.  It includes early intervention programs for psychosis, severe mood disorders and borderline personality disorder. The Custodial FYMHS team also sees young people presenting with ADHD, ASD, intellectual disability and complex trauma.

Our clinical program offers specialist inpatient care, crisis intervention and assessment, individual case management, family therapy and group interventions, intensive outreach services, community consultation, and training. Orygen Specialist Mental Health teams have strong links with research and training organisations including Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health. 

A Job to Be Proud Of: 

• Be part of a team working with young people with mental health issues in custodial settings 
• Provide high quality care and expertise to achieve the best outcomes for our consumers and their families and carers 
• Contribute to the development of Forensic Youth Mental Health services at Orygen

Your Contribution:

• Experience in the provision of mental health care, particularly in youth mental health.
• Strong communication and clinical liaison skills
• Proven capacity to liaise with and build positive relationships with service providers
• Proven capacity to provide clinical services including in mental health care settings
• Membership of your appropriate professional organisation

Our Commitment to You

Here at The RMH we strive for excellence with a strong purpose that defines the work we do for our community – Advancing health for everyone, every day. This is the Melbourne Way.   

We believe our success comes from our people. We’re committed to the RMH being a great place to work and a great place to receive care. We have made a long-term commitment to strengthen our organisational culture through leadership, education and empowering our staff to Speak Up for themselves and each other.

This is a role where your passion and expertise can come together to create a truly defining career opportunity. It is a unique opportunity to help us transform the future of the RMH and ultimately ensure we continue to deliver world class healthcare. 

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

• A career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
• NorthWestern Mental Health boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development
• We are a values based organisation
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including staff gym, staff health service, peer support program, and Employee Assistance Program

Connect With Us:

Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click 'Apply Now'

Melbourne Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion. 

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All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working With Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.