Mental Health Clinician – Early Psychosis
- Early career opportunity to join our expanding youth Early Psychosis community team
- Multiple ongoing full-time and part-time opportunities | Based in Sunshine
- Training and career progression opportunities
This is a multidisciplinary role and is open to Registered Psychiatric Nurses, 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.
About the role
- Engage and work with young people and families/carers and promoting positive mental health outcomes
- Enhance skills in mental state examination, risk assessment and diagnostic clarification with a diverse population of young people, often in their first presentation to mental health services
- Provide phase-specific interventions to young people within a CBT model of case management
- Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds
- Utilise and further develop skills in research, discipline-specific interventions or portfolios, including dual diagnosis, physical health, systems work and other therapeutic modalities
- Work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team environment with access to regular clinical supervision and professional development opportunities within Orygen, including first episode psychosis, dual diagnosis, neurodevelopmental issues and other mental health diagnoses
About You:
- Registration and qualifications in a relevant area of practice
- Previous experience in the provision of mental health treatment, including specifically with young people as an Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist or Registered Psychiatric Nurse
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with young people and families/carers
- Ability to work independently and as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- 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 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 are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.
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.