The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Clinical Specialist – MOOD

Brief Description:

Join the Youth MOOD Clinic in an exciting Grade 4 OT, SW, Psychology or Grade 5 RPN role

• 0.6 EFT Part-Time, Contract until August 2025
• Based in Parkville with Satellite Services at Glenroy and Craigeburn
• Opportunities to participate in research, clinical training and service development

Your new team:

Orygen Specialist Programs (OSP), a program of Melbourne Health, provides specialist mental health services for young people aged 12 to 25 and focuses on providing early intervention to young people with severe and complex mental illness.

The Youth MOOD Clinic provides specialist early interventions to young people and their families/carers experiencing severe mood disorders. 

About the role:

This position offers an exceptional opportunity for an experienced clinician to combine clinical expertise with service development. As a Clinical Specialist, you will:

• Deliver evidence-based care, both as an individual and building the capacity of a team
• Develop and support the delivery of innovative, recovery-focused, evidence-based interventions within the clinical program
• Work with a passionate leadership team in an expanding organisation with a focus on excellence in youth mental health service provision
• Provide clinical leadership, management, training and supervision across a multidisciplinary team
• Undertake relevant, time-limited project work that enables significant model and practice change

You will have:

• Passion for a specific area of clinical service delivery such as family interventions, psychological interventions, youth addiction, physical health, neurodevelopmental or forensic issues
• Significant experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, preferably with young people experiencing complex mental health disorders
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, consumers and families
• Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills and the capacity to adapt to the changing needs of an evolving service

Benefits of working with Orygen Specialist Programs:

• Join us during this inspiring time of growth and change - career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Salary packaging

Interested?

If you are looking for an exciting and diverse role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us for a confidential discussion. Please connect via the details below.

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 and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.

The RMH is 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.