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Dual Diagnosis Clinician
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• 2-year Fixed term position, with Full-time or Part-time opportunities
• Be part of the Substance Use and Mental Illness Treatment Team (SUMITT)
• Open to Grade 2 Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers

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.

SUMITT are offering a two-year secondment to clinicians who are ready to develop the skills to become the next leaders within RMH Mental Health Services (RMH-MHS). We are a multidisciplinary team who work as part of the broader Mental Health Services and in partnership with the RMH Addiction Medicine Services. Our aim is to provide specialist support to people who have co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions.

About SUMITT:

The Dual Diagnosis Clinician position within SUMITT is an exciting career development opportunity to support established clinicians to develop the skills required to apply for Senior or Team Leader-level roles.

Our role is a combination of:

• short-term brief interventions that assist people to minimise harm from the interaction of mental health and substance use issues
• Long-term interventions to provide treatment to those who have particularly complex needs
• Consultations to RMH clinicians to support them to provide care to people with co-occurring issues, and education to RMH clinicians

Our work takes us across a variety of settings including:

• Mental Health Service clinics
• The Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Hub attached to the RMH Emergency Department, and assertive outreach into the community

What we offer:

• A flexible and welcoming approach to work that will suit a clinician with several years of experience who is able to work autonomously as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Opportunities to develop skills in clinical leadership, education, and working with people who have co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions

Benefits of working at RMH:

• Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
• 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time) plus monthly ADO’s for full time employees
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities
• RMH prides ourselves on our Speaking Up for Safety Culture and our values – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together!

About the role:

• Enhance RMH-MHS capacity to provide a multidisciplinary approach to working with people who have co-occurring mental health and substance use issues
• Deliver high-quality care for people treated by RMH-MHS who use substances
• We will support you to develop and implement division-wide initiatives that improve RMH Mental Health Service capacity to work with people who present with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues
• Provide you opportunities to develop the skills necessary to become Senior Clinicians or Team Leaders

About you:

Formal Qualifications

• This is a multidisciplinary role open to Grade 2 Psychologist (Clinical, Forensic, or Neuropsychology), Social Worker, Occupational Therapist (must hold relevant degree, registration and/or membership as per attached Position Description)

Essential

• Excellent skills in assessment, clinical reasoning, and treatment planning
• Willing and able to work across diverse settings and teams

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.