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 – Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service

Parkville Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)

2 year Fixed Term | Full-Time 1.0 EFT | 📍 Malmsbury

Provide collaborative, person-centred and recovery-orientated specialist mental health services to youth in custody.

• Join Victoria’s newest Public Mental Health Service dedicated to youth
• 2 year Fixed Term | Full-time 1.0 EFT | Malmsbury based (95kms NW of Melbourne CBD)
• Salary Packaging | 5 weeks Annual Leave | Monthly ADO

About Us:

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria’s first standalone public mental health service designed specifically for young people aged 12 to 25. Operational from July 2025, PYMHWS is leading a bold transformation in how youth mental health is accessed, experienced, and governed across Melbourne’s north and west.

We deliver specialist, community, and inpatient services to young people experiencing, or at risk of mental ill-health. Our multidisciplinary teams are based at Parkville, Footscray, Spotswood, Sunshine, Wyndham, Cherry Creek and Malmsbury, working closely with families, carers, supporters and kin to provide developmentally appropriate, evidence-based, trauma-informed, inclusive care, grounded in lived experience.

At PYMHWS, every decision - from the front desk to the boardroom - centres on what young people need to live the lives they want to lead. We partner with Orygen, bringing their world-leading research and knowledge translation expertise into care delivery.

Together, we are building an integrated service model that connects Orygen[1]operated headspace centres with PYMHWS clinical services, creating a unified care experience. As we grow, we’re building a service with - and for - young people. One that reflects the diversity of our communities, embraces continuous learning and the generation of new knowledge, and strengthens the mental health system around it

The Opportunity:

Be part of something new.

As Victoria's Youth Justice system expands into the reopened Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct, the Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS) is building a new multidisciplinary team to deliver specialist mental health care to young people in custody.

This is a rare opportunity to join the service during a period of growth and help shape the future of forensic youth mental health practice within a newly established custodial environment.

As a Senior Mental Health Clinician, you will work with young people experiencing complex mental health, trauma, neurodevelopmental and forensic presentations, providing specialist assessment, formulation, treatment and consultation. You'll join a statewide team recognised for its expertise, innovation and commitment to recovery-oriented care, while helping to establish systems, partnerships and models of care that will support young people for years to come.

The main elements of the Senior Mental Health Clinician - Custodial FYMHS position include:

• Provide leadership and support to a multi-disciplinary team as required.

• Mental Health assessment & the provision of evidence-based and age-appropriate treatment for young people who present with mental illness and wellbeing difficulties.

• Support and build the capacity of primary health service staff and Youth Justice custodial staff in identifying and working with young people experiencing mental illness via training and secondary consultation as required.

• Provide continuity of care through collaborative care team consultations and effective referral pathways to community services as young people transition out of custody. The incumbent may be required to perform other duties as directed.

Please refer to the Position Description for further key accountabilities.

About You:

A Senior mental health clinician experienced in, and passionate about, early intervention and evidence based care for young people experiencing severe mental health difficulties including personality disorder.

✔️ Eligible disciplines: Grade 4 RPN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker and Grade 3 Psychologist 

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

✔️ Minimum 5 years’ experience in tertiary and/or youth mental health and a demonstrated ability to supervise mental health clinicians, and function both autonomously and collaboratively with other clinical and organisational leaders

✔️ A sound knowledge of the youth justice and/or criminal justice system and other relevant community based forensic services

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

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
• Fitness passport membership
• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

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 Bron Clark, Team Lead - 0483 361 147

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

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.