Senior Clinician – KEYS  & HYPE

• Join us in a dynamic new clinical specialist role
• Part-time fixed-term (3 years) role | Option of either 2 x 0.4EFT or 1 x 0.8EFT
• Based in St Albans and Sunshine

Your new role

An incredible new opportunity to provide mental health consultation, liaison and direct clinical care in the KEYS model. A new approach to working with vulnerable young people in the Out of Home care system, who exhibit complex, risky and challenging behaviours. In this role, you will also:

• Work collaboratively with Anglicare, VACCA, YSAS and DFFH
• Provide specialist mental health consultation and assessment to vulnerable young people in the Out of Home care system
• Be supported by the HYPE B multidisciplinary team and leaders
• Based in St Albans, with some travel to Sunshine for reflective practice, clinical and operational supervision, along with other team meetings, training and so on

A multidisciplinary role open to Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Grade 3 Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists.

Your new team

Orygen Specialist Programs (OSP), a program of The Royal Melbourne Hospital, provides mental health services to young people aged 15-25 (soon to be 12-25) and their families/carers in Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.

The KEYS model is funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) as a new approach to working with vulnerable young people in the Out of Home care system, who exhibit complex, risky and challenging behaviours.

This specialist role will be embedded in our Helping Young People Early (HYPE) team. HYPE’s model uses a relational approach in formulating a young person’s mental health difficulties and aims to support social and vocational recovery.

About You:

You are a self-starter with a passion for youth mental health and making a positive impact in the lives of young people and their families/carers. You will also have:

• You are looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to expand on your skills
• A self-starter who thrives, equally, in a team-environment and independently
• Experience in secondary consultation and systems work
• CAT trained (desirable) - if not, we can provide this!
• Registration and qualifications in a relevant area of practice (see position description for details)

Benefits of working with Orygen Specialist Program:

• You will enjoy excellent work-life balance. We want you to stay long term!
• Join us during this inspiring time of growth and change - career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and close to public transport.
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program - run by our dedicated employees

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 varied and interesting role with scope to develop a range of skills, and you can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us for a confidential discussion.

Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

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.