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.

Senior Clinician – Homeless Youth Dual Diagnosis Initiative (HYDDI)

Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Work in partnership with youth homelessness services to better meet the needs of young people.
• Join a passionate and dedicated team who work in partnership with other sectors to develop tailored responses to marginalised communities.
• Use your exceptional clinical skills to develop and implement creative responses for young people experiencing mental ill-health and/or alcohol and other drug use, and homelessness.
• Part time ongoing role - 60.80 hours per fortnight.

Orygen specialist program works with young people aged 12 – 25 years who are experiencing mental ill-health, and with their families.  The HYDDI program is one of a number of programs delivered through our Community Development program, where partnership with other sectors enables us to better meet the needs of those who experience social marginalisation. Supported by the Youth Addictions and Dual Diagnosis stream of care, HYDDI senior clinicians deliver evidence-based dual diagnosis care, tailored to the young person’s context.

Your new role:

• You will work in close partnership with youth refuges to identify young people experiencing mental ill-health and/or alcohol and other drug problems, and to develop an interagency response.
• You will provide mental health professional learning, secondary consultation and reflective practice to youth refuge staff. 
• You will engage young people in mental health service navigation, assessment, and brief intervention.
• You will be supported.

About you:

• You will be a mental health social worker, nurse, occupational therapist or clinical psychologist with experience working with young people, preferably in the specialist mental health system.
• You will have a minimum of five years of practice experience engaging young people and their networks in psychoeducation, assessment and therapeutic interventions related to mental ill-health and substance use disorders.
• You will have experience working in partnership across sectors.

Benefits of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital:

• You will work in a passionate multidisciplinary team, committed to improving mental health equity for marginalised communities.
• You will have access to regular clinical supervision, peer consultation and reflective practice.
• You will have opportunities to explore in-house training, consultation and research. 

For a full Position Description, please click HERE.

Interested in Applying?

If this opportunity resonates with you and you have the experience and qualifications we’re looking for, we encourage you to apply without delay. We’re reviewing applications and scheduling interviews immediately. Advertising may cease prior to the stated closing date. For a confidential discussion or more information, please reach out using the contact details above.

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

Please note: This position is for applicants only. We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies or third-party representatives.

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.