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.

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN – YOUTH ACCESS TEAM

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)

PERMANENT ONGOING | FULL TIME / PART TIME 0.6 - 1.0 EFT | 📍 SPOTSWOOD

Provide triage, assessment, crisis intervention and clinical treatment to young people with complex mental ill health

• Join Victoria’s newest Public Mental Health Service dedicated to youth
• Permanent Ongoing, Full-time / Part- time role | Footscray based
• Salary Packaging | 5 weeks Annual Leave | Monthly ADO

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:

The Mental Health Clinician plays an integral part in providing clinical mental health care to young people referred for tertiary mental health support from the western and northwestern suburbs of Melbourne. Provide premier mental health services at the front end of acute youth mental health, working closely with the YAT Manager, Team Leaders, Consultant Psychiatrists, and Senior Clinicians to provide the best evidenced based mental health care to young people referred.

Our service is made up of compassionate, curious, and committed people. As we continue to grow, we are looking for an experienced, kind and passionate clinician to join the PYMHWS YAT service.

Why Join PYMHWS?

• Be part of building a legacy for youth mental health in Victoria
• Work alongside passionate, visionary leaders in a values-led organisation
• Salary packaging options, up to $11,600 tax free earnings
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO for full time employees
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work options where possible
• Employee wellbeing focused, access to EAP
• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

About the Role:

The Mental Health Clinician performs triage duties, mental health assessments, short term community treatment, and crisis interventions for young people experiencing mental health requiring acute psychiatric care.

The PYMHWS Youth Access Team strives to provide the best evidence-based clinical interventions focused on recovery, education, and empowerment of young people and their significant others. The service aims to minimise the impact of mental illness, enhance safety through comprehensive safety planning, and prioritise suicide prevention.

This role offers professional exposure to a broad range of acuity, complexity, and comorbid presentations across various settings, including onsite, community, and outreach environments.

The position operates on a rotating roaster of AM and PM shifts, with no overnight shifts required, supporting a balance and sustainable work life schedule.

What You'll Do:

• Perform all mental health clinical duties of Triage, assessment, community treatment and crisis intervention.
• Participate in the YAT clinical handover meetings to ensure safe, timely, effective, person-centred clinical practice is provided and upheld.
• Safety planning and perform and implement clinical risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist YAT manager, team leaders and senior clinicians with daily clinical duties, clinical escalations, running of the daily YAT team huddle and psychiatric bed management.
• Work a rotating roster that includes daytime shifts, evening shifts and weekend shifts.
• Referring young person under the YAT teams care to the appropriate service that’s required for longer term follow up.
• Work with a young person’s family or significant others and provide psychoeducation in an early intervention framework.

About You

An experienced mental health clinician who is passionate about early intervention, motivated and inspired to provide a high standard of care to young people referred for mental health support at PYMHWS. Team orientated person with strong values on fostering a positive team culture, committed to best practice standards.

✔️ Eligible disciplines: Grade 3 RPN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker / Grade 2 Psychologist

✔️ Relevant registration and qualifications (see position description for details)

✔️ Minimum 2 years’ experience in tertiary mental health and a demonstrated ability function both autonomously and collaboratively with other clinical and organisational leaders.

✔️ Excellent communication, organisation, and leadership skills

✔️ Motivated by youth-focused, inclusive, and recovery-oriented care

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're looking to be part of something truly meaningful—we’d love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, contact Robert Oldani, YAT Manager - 03 8345 7400

To view the full Position 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.