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.

Mental Health Occupational Therapist Grade 2

Why Join RMH?

• Be part of an innovative specialist Autism Consultation & Evaluation Service supporting autistic adults within mental health services.
• Work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team including psychiatry, psychology, speech pathology and lived experience professionals.
• Access ongoing professional development, supervision, research opportunities and career growth within one of Victoria's leading mental health services.

About the Role

Join the Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Service Autism Consultation & Evaluation Service (MH-ACES). This specialist service supports adults who are autistic or require autism assessment, delivering person-centred, recovery-oriented and neurodiversity-affirming care.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to autism assessments, provide occupational therapy recommendations and sensory assessments, facilitate wellbeing and social groups, support consumers and carers, and build capability across mental health services.

Key Accountabilities

In this role, you will:

• Provide occupational therapy assessments, including sensory assessments and support recommendations.
• Contribute to autism assessment, diagnostic and treatment planning processes.
• Develop and facilitate group programs that promote wellbeing, connection and positive autistic identity.
• Provide consultation and education to clinicians across RMH Mental Health Services.

About You

• Minimum one year post-graduate experience.
• Interest in working with autistic consumers and neurodiversity-affirming practice.
• Strong communication, assessment and report-writing skills.
• Commitment to recovery-oriented, evidence-based and person-centred care.

Desirable

• Experience in adult mental health settings.
• Experience conducting sensory assessments and facilitating group programs.
• Postgraduate training in mental health or a related discipline.

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Join one of Victoria's largest and most respected public health services.
• Access professional development, supervision and research opportunities.
• Work within a collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Salary packaging, wellbeing initiatives/Fitness Passport and employee benefits.
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of autistic adults and their families.

View the full Position Description here.

Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, including a cover letter and resume.

Applications will be reviewed as received, so early applications are encouraged.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.