Mental Health Clinician – HOPE

• Develop specialist skills in youth suicide prevention and psychosocial recovery
• 1 x ongoing and 1 x 12-month fixed term part-time | 8 days per fortnight
• AH2/RPN3 | Based in Parkville

Your new team

Forming part of Orygen Specialist Program, a program of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, The Hospital Post Suicide Engagement (HOPE) service has been codesigned with lived experience to provide intensive and targeted wrap around supports to young people (aged 15 to 25) who have presented with acute onset of deliberate self-harm, suicidal thoughts and/or suicide attempt(s) and support for their families/carers.

Your new role

This is a multidisciplinary role and is open to Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists. In this role, you will:

• Develop specialist skills in postvention assessment, safety and risk management as well as provide brief targeted interventions
• Utilise relational formulation in safety planning and treatment intervention  
• Maintain high levels of clinical documentation, record keeping and report writing 
• Access specialist clinical training with regular professional development
• Emphasis on psychosocial recovery to optimise youth quality of life outcomes

About You:

• Experience delivering specialist mental health treatment, ideally having had previous youth mental health experience
• High level of reliability and professional conduct with a passion for youth mental health
• Understanding of legislation pertinent to the provision of mental health services
• Passionate in delivering youth mental health services with experience in clinical assessment and intervention
• A current Victorian Driver's licence, and ongoing ability to use this form of transport
• Relevant registration and qualifications (see attached position description)

Benefits of working with us:

• Receive specialist supervision, training and capacity building!
• Excellent leadership and team culture. You will enjoy excellent work-life balance. We want you to stay long term!
• Join us during this incredibly exciting time of growth and change - career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Work alongside highly trained staff whilst providing compassionate and supportive care for all members of the community.

Interested?

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

Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check, and where applicable, Working With Children Check (WWCC). All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses) and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine (mandatory for all clinical and or patient facing roles) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.