Orygen Specialist Program provides mental health services to young people aged 15-25 and their families/carers in Melbourne’s northwest and western suburbs.
The Orygen Eating Disorders stream is an emerging program that partners with young people, families/carers and the wider Orygen teams to provide evidence-based best practice eating disorder assessments and interventions. The team is made up of experienced clinicians providing primary and secondary consultations and assisting young people with mental ill health who are also experiencing eating disorders.
Your new role:
A multidisciplinary role open to a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist or Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurse. In this role you will:
- Provide support, supervision, primary and secondary consultations to clinicians across Orygen
- Enhance skills in mental state examination, risk assessment and diagnostic clarification, formulation, psychological treatment, crisis intervention, individual service plans, crisis management plans, outcome measures, documentation of client’s progress in client files, discharge summaries and contact sheets, systems support for the young person, family/carers and wider system
- Provision of case management or family work to selected clients and associated documentation
- Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds
About you:
- Experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, including young people experiencing eating disorders
- Experience and expertise in providing acute mental health care management and/or eating disorder management
- Ability to develop, implement and evaluate client-centred individual service plans, risk assessments and diagnostic formulations
- Knowledge of the rationale and evidence for early intervention in mental illness
What you’ll get in return
- AH2 / RPN3 + employed by Melbourne Health under Mental Health / Psychologists EBA + 10.5% super + salary packaging
- 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.
Orygen – leading the revolution
Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.
Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always. Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.
Join the revolution
If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.
Please see link for position description: https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/f1b37c98-87e9-4cbe-bce8-2305c8aa2c71/Mental-Health-Clinician-Eating-Disorders-PD.pdf.aspx
Applications will close on 31 October 2022, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Orygen is dedicated to gender equality, diversity and inclusivity. We strive to continue to build a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD people. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.
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.