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Community Mental Health Key Clinician
Registered Psychiatric Nurse – RPN3
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Full-time Ongoing position, 80 hours per fortnight including ADO
• Deliver recovery-focused, evidence-based mental health care in the community
• Based in the Waratah Clinic, in Moonee Ponds

About The Royal Melbourne Hospital:

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) part of the Parkville Precinct and is one of Australia's leading public hospitals, providing a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services, as well as rehabilitation, aged care, specialist clinics and community programs.

RMH is seeking a Community Mental Health Key Clinician to join the Inner West Area Mental Health Service’s multidisciplinary team at the Waratah Clinic. This role involves delivering evidence-based, person-centred care to adults with complex mental health needs, supporting their recovery through assessment, treatment, and ongoing intervention. The clinician will collaborate with consumers and families, contribute to team care and reviews, and supervise students.

Benefits of working at RMH:

• Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO’s for full time employees
• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport
• RMH prides ourselves on our Speaking Up for Safety Culture and our values – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together!

About the role:

• Delivery of evidenced based treatment and interventions that support consumers with complex mental health related needs and their families/carers
• Support the team and the program manager to drive high standards of service provision
• Drive self-development; contribute expertise in clinical meetings and to improve service delivery
• Participate in supervision and provide supervision to students and colleagues as required
• Provide expert opinion regarding diagnostic impressions, formal diagnostic assessments, feedback on process considerations and treatment planning considerations/advice
• Apply sound treatment skills for people with severe and enduring mental health conditions and have willingness and capacity to commit to development of evidence-based knowledge and practice

About you

Formal Qualifications

• This is a multidisciplinary role open to registered psychiatric nurses (must hold relevant degree, registration and/or membership as per attached Position Description)

Essential

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability
• Apply specialised skills in practice domains aligned with RMH MHS, including interventions for low-prevalence disorders
• Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team while working independently; bring strong communication, organisational, and IT skills
• Committed to professional development in mental health and hold a current Victorian Driver’s Licence

Desirable

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply
• Experience working with ACCHOs and Aboriginal communities and families
• Ability to speak a community language is valued
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant specialist area

To view the full Position Description, please click here.

Please note, recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and Working With Children Check. All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment.

The RMH 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.