Mental Health Clinician – Youth Access Team

• Ongoing full-time including monthly ADOs| Will consider part-time applicants
• Based in Footscray | Flexibility and work-life balance
• Career progression and development opportunities
• May be required to work from all Orygen sites Footscray, Parkville and Sunshine

Your new team

Orygen Specialist Program provides mental health services to young people aged 15-25 and their families/carers in Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.

YAT provides a youth Triage, assessment, community treatment and crisis intervention mental health care response to young people living in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.

Your new role

A multidisciplinary role open to Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Grade 2 Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists. As a YAT Clinician you will:

• Provide Triage, crisis interventions, mental health assessments, risk assessments, short-term treatment interventions and psychoeducation to young people and their families/carers
• Triage new referrals to the service
• Function autonomously as well as work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds

About You:

• Registration and qualifications in a relevant area of practice

• Experience working in early intervention in mental health, youth mental health teams, early psychosis programs, mental health triage and/or EMH / CATT / ECATT / PACER
• Demonstrated experience in clinical practice within mental health as a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Registered Psychiatric Nurse

• Experience working collaboratively with consumers and families/carers

Benefits of working with Orygen Specialist Programs:

• Join us during this inspiring time of growth and transformation - career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• 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.
  
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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 and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.