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.

SENIOR MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN - YAT

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)

PERMANENT ONGOING | FULL TIME 1.0 EFT | 📍 FOOTSCRAY

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 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 Senior 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 YAT clinicians to provide the best evidenced based mental health care to young people referred. Be a leader and join a senior leadership group who provide clinical overnight and mentoring to YAT clinicians.

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 Senior Clinician to join the leadership group at 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 Senior Mental Health Clinician performs all clinical duties to young people who are experiencing mental ill health requiring acute psychiatric care. Provide Senior Clinician leadership and support to the daily clinical operations within the PYMHWS YAT team.

Mentor YAT staff, providing guidance and clinical oversight to daily tasks, performing supervision to YAT staff to increase knowledge base and foster growth.

The PYMHWS YAT Team strives to provide the best evidence based, clinicial interevention which focuses on recovery, educating young people and their signficant others about mental health, minimising illness impact on the young person and focusing on safety planning and suicide prevention.

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 the other 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: RPN Grade 4 / Occupational Therapist, Social Worker and Psychologist Grade 3

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

✔️ Minimum 5 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.