Mental Health Clinician – Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service Royal Melbourne Hospital

JOB DESCRIPTION

Mental Health Clinician – Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service

  • An exciting opportunity to make a change within the forensic youth mental health sector
  • Full time, fixed-term (2 years) opportunity
  • Provide clinical assessments, formulation and treatment to young people within youth justice custodial precincts

Your new team:
 

Orygen Specialist Program (OSP), is a program of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, that provides specialist mental health services for young people aged 15 to 25 (soon to be 12 to 25) and focuses on providing early intervention to young people with severe and complex mental illness.

Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS) provides specialist youth mental health care in youth justice custodial settings including the Parkville, Malmsbury and Cherry Creek sites.

Your new role:  

This is a multidisciplinary role and is open to Grade 2 or 3 Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists, and Grade 3 or 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurses. In this role, you will:

  • Provide clinical assessments, formulation and treatment to young people, including appropriate discharge planning and age-appropriate referrals once the young people are ready to transition back into the community
  • Work collaboratively and feel very supported by our experienced and skilled clinical & medical staff and engage with our key-stakeholders from youth justice (YJ) and other service providers (CCA & Caraniche)
  • Be based at either the Parkville, Malmsbury or Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct. As such, travel to the workplace destination is included within the working hours.

About You:

  • Relevant registration and qualifications (see position description for details)
  • Demonstrate experience in the application of clinical practice, particularly in youth mental health
  • Knowledge of the youth justice and/or criminal justice system and other relevant settings is desirable.

Benefits of working with Orygen Specialist Program:

  • Join us during this incredibly exciting time of growth and change – 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’re ready to make a real and positive impact amongst the youth justice population by providing high quality assessment, evidence based treatment, care team consultation / liaison and support / service linkages for young people within & exiting custody, we would love to discuss this exciting role with you in more detail. 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. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

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) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19.

JOB SUMMARY

Organisation

Royal Melbourne Hospital

Job Salary

Contract/Temp

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