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Psychologist, Key Clinician
Community Mental Health
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Full-time Ongoing position, working 80 hours per fortnight or 0.8 negotiable
• Dedicated time to provide profession specific interventions in a community setting
• Based in Waratah Clinic, 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.

The RMH Mental Health Service (RMH-MHS) has an exciting opportunity for developing clinician to deliver excellent interventions and provide community based mental health service. We are seeking dynamic, team-oriented clinicians. RMH MHS has a strong team culture and values the development of its workforce. Based in Moonee Ponds, this role is an opportunity to develop skills and experience and contribute to the growth of mental health services in the community.

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
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities

About the role:

• Develop thoughtful, evidence-based recovery plans with consumers and their supports
• Manage a reasonable caseload that allows you to do therapeutic work
• Protected time to provide profession specific interventions
• Provide excellent interventions across different stages of community mental health journey, including acute assessment, ongoing support
• Demonstrate leadership to drive high standards of interventions and maintain a positive culture in the team
• Actively engage in discipline specific and multidisciplinary team activities and meetings
• Apply sound treatment skills for people with severe and enduring mental health conditions, and have willingness and capacity to commit to development of EB knowledge and practice

About you: 

Formal Qualifications

• Grade 2 Clinical Psychologist (must hold relevant qualification and registration as per attached Position Description)

Essential

• Experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability is desirable, with training and development provided as required
• You are committed to developing your practice as a professional in clinical mental health
• You are motivated to provide leadership within the team, and drive high clinical standards
• You are able to contribute and function effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and enjoy working autonomously
• You are confident in the provision of support and treatment for people experiencing drug and alcohol related issues and their families.
• Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Willing to work in a range of settings and some out of hours shifts
• Hold a current Victorian Driver’s Licence, and ongoing ability to use this form of transport

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.