Senior Family Work Clinician - Early Psychosis
- Ongoing part-time role | 5 days per fortnight
- Based in Sunshine at Visy Cares Hub
- Career progression and development opportunities
This is a multidisciplinary role and is open to Grade 4 Registered Mental Health Nurses and Grade 3 Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists.
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.
Our Early Psychosis team provides evidence-based interventions to young people experiencing or are at risk of experiencing psychosis and are in the critical early stage of illness to reduce the impact of symptoms and support psychosocial recovery.
Your new role
- Collaborate with other clinicians to provide evidence-based, youth-friendly, family-inclusive interventions, including family support, family counselling, mediation and psycho-education to young people and their families/carers
- Collaborate with other clinicians to develop and support a framework for family engagement in the Early Psychosis stream
- Be a knowledge resource for the Family Work discipline across the Early Psychosis stream
- Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds
About You:
- Relevant registration and qualifications – including training in family/systems therapy and/or approved qualifications in family therapy, mediation or equivalent
- Knowledge of and training in family-based approaches to mental health including the Single Session Family Consultation Framework
- Comprehensive experience in the provision of mental health assessment, treatment and case management, including with young people as a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Registered Psychiatric Nurse
- Knowledge of the rationale and evidence for early intervention in mental illness
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.
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.