- Join the newly established Forensic Youth Mental Health Service
- Orygen Youth Health
- 0.8 EFT, 60.80 hours per fortnight
- Multidisciplinary role - Allied Health Grade 3 / RPN Grade 4
Life With Us:
Orygen Youth Health (OYH) are seeking an experienced, motivated, and highly skilled clinician to be part of the newly established OYH Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS).
OYH is a world leading youth mental health service that is part of North Western Mental Health and Melbourne Health. OYH provides treatment for young people aged 15 - 24 years who live in the west and north western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the EPPIC program for young people with a first episode of psychosis.
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. OYH has strong links with research and training organisations including Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.
A Job to Be Proud Of:
- This position will be part of a new and innovative team as part of a DHHS commitment to improving the mental health care for young people involved with Youth Justice Services
- Be part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality specialist youth mental health care to young people who have or are at risk of illness driven offending behaviour
- Provide primary and secondary consultation to youth justice services and mental health services
- Provide brief interventions to young people
- Work closely with other clinical teams, including the OYH inpatient unit, to deliver specialist youth mental health care
- Coordinate and support the provision of high quality care and expertise to achieve the best outcomes for our consumers and their families and carers
- Contribute to the development of services at OYH
Your Contribution:
- Proven skills in the area of managing teams and delivering high quality mental health services
- Significant experience in the provision of mental health care, particularly in a tertiary service
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Proven capacity to liaise with and build positive relationships with colleagues, management, and service providers
- Proven capacity to provide clinical and organisational leadership including in tertiary public mental health care settings
- Membership of your appropriate professional organisation
- Approved qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, or Psychology: with practice endorsement as a Clinical, Forensic or Clinical Neuro Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia
Our Commitment to You:
- A career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
- Rich opportunities for professional development, training, and engagement with research
- 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'.
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