Neuropsychiatry - Senior Clinician

• This is a new fixed term role within Neuropsychiatry at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
• Intake and Liaison, working within a comprehensive multidiscipline team
• Flexible and supportive working arrangements

Neuropsychiatry is a team dedicated to excellent patient care, research and innovation. It is recognised as a premier specialist service both nationally and internationally, providing outstanding clinical care and treatment, working to improve the outcomes for all through a comprehensive research program, and the training of our future workforce. Neuropsychiatry is a clinical unit of the Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, a joint clinical research centre of the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Your new role:

• An opportunity to build a new and exciting role alongside the dedicated team
• Provide a high level of clinical expertise in supporting the screening of referrals, gathering relevant collateral information, and engaging with consumers and their family/carers.
• Provide referrers with a helpful, proactive and solution focussed approach, feedback on outcomes, and understanding the needs and preferences of the person and their carer/family
• Be a central point of contact for clinical needs of the patients and carers.
• The Senior Clinician will help facilitate and support the patient and family adjustment to a diagnosis, promoting emotional and psychological wellbeing through recommended care strategies and linking with community support services

About you:

• You are an AHPRA registered clinician and have experience in community aged care or neuropsychiatric nursing
• You are looking to expand your skills and work with world leaders of neuropsychiatric disorder treatment and research.
• You have effective communication skills and a passion for continued professional development.

Benefit of working with NorthWestern Mental Health:

• A well rounded and supportive team who strive to provide the best care they can
• A friendly, compassionate and social team (even if over zoom!)
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport.

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.

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

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 and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.