Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.

Consultant Psychiatrist - Forensic Youth Mental Health Service Custodial team

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)

FULL TIME | PART TIME | MULTIPLE SITES | 📍 CHERRY CREEK/ PARKVILLE/ MALMSBURY

Shape a statewide forensic youth MH service and lead early intervention, complex care & system-wide consultation.

• Shape a new statewide forensic youth MH early intervention service.
• Provide expert consultation on complex, high-risk youth cases.
• Lead system-wide collaboration across justice, health & education.

About Us:

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria’s newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges. 

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne’s north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.  

The Opportunity:

This is a rare, generational opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to help shape a groundbreaking statewide forensic youth mental health service.

The Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS) forms part of the specialist clinical programs of PYMHWS. FYMHS aims to deliver effective early treatment of mental ill health and to improve health and social outcomes for young people in, or at risk of entering, the youth justice system.

Within the FYMHS Team, the role will provide medical care and supervision of a multidisciplinary team specialising in the provision of evidence-based interventions including diagnostic assessments, targeted interventions and supporting a new lived experience and carer lived experience workforce embedded within the clinical program.

As the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide specialist forensic youth psychiatric expertise through consultation, assessment, formulation and treatment planning for young people with complex mental health, neurodevelopmental and trauma-related presentations. You will support multidisciplinary teams, contribute to clinical leadership and governance, and play a key role in strengthening system capability and coordinated care.

This is a unique opportunity to influence both individual outcomes and broader system reform, working within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team to shape early intervention responses across Victoria.

Why Join PYMHWS?

• Work within a highly skilled, multidisciplinary forensic MH team
• Shape a statewide early intervention and prevention service model
• Contribute to innovative approaches in forensic youth MH care
• Work with complex, meaningful and high-impact clinical presentations
• Provide specialist consultation across multiple service systems
• Collaborate with passionate, values-driven and visionary leaders
• Strong culture of reflective practice, learning and innovation
• Ongoing professional development, supervision and growth pathways
• Flexible, inclusive and supportive workplace culture
• Salary packaging up to $11,600 tax-free + additional benefits
• Access to EAP and a strong focus on staff wellbeing

What You'll Do:

Within the FYMHS Team, the role will provide medical care and supervision of a multidisciplinary team specialising in the provision of a evidence based interventions including diagnostic assessments, targeted interventions and supporting a new lived experience and carer lived experience workforce embedded within the clinical program.

To work closely with the FYMHS Stream Leadership to provide a high level of leadership, governance and expertise to PYMHWS Custodial FYMHS. This includes oversight of the care delivered at the two 4-bed mental health units at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Facility.

To provide expert clinical leadership to the custodial clinical teams, including maintaining high clinical standards, team professional development and supervision of team registrars and other staff as needed.

To provide expert clinical leadership in the engagement of key stakeholders in the custodial environment.

To provide leadership more generally across PYMHWS by participating as requested in quality and risk, service development and innovation meetings as requested.

To provide supervision to both RANZCP Accredited Psychiatry Registrars and PGY2 doctors

To participate in the PYHMWS on call roster 5-6 weeks per calendar year

To participate in the PYMWS Medical Education and Training Program

About You:

You are a skilled and thoughtful Consultant Psychiatrist with a strong interest in forensic and child and adolescent mental health, committed to improving outcomes for young people with complex needs.

·         Fellowship of RANZCP (FRANZCP) and AHPRA specialist registration

·         Ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience in all aspects of psychiatry, and with substantial experience in clinical practice with young people (aged 12-25 years) experiencing mental disorders.

·         Ability to demonstrate experience/ interest in working in a Forensic setting.

·         Strong expertise in complex assessment, formulation and risk management

·         Experience working within multidisciplinary and cross-sector systems

·         Excellent consultation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills

·         Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership and supervision

·         Commitment to trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate care

·         Interest in service development, teaching and system capacity building

·         Knowledge of the Victorian Mental Health Wellbeing Act 2022.

·         A Working with Children check

·         PYHMWS will organise a Police Check prior to commencement of employment

·         A current Victorian Driving license

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re looking to be part of something truly meaningful and shape the future of forensic youth mental health, we’d love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Dr Kausik Goswami, Clinical Director Acute and Admitted Care and FYMHS

To view the full job description, please click HERE.

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 prior to commencement.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are 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.